detractor n 1: one who disparages or belittles the worth of something [syn: {detractor}, {disparager}, {depreciator}, {knocker}]
Detractor \De*tract"or\, n. [L.: cf. F. d['e]tracteur.] One who detracts; a derogator; a defamer. [1913 Webster] His detractors were noisy and scurrilous. --Macaulay. Syn: Slanderer; calumniator; defamer; vilifier. [1913 Webster]