misanthropist

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His tweets have triggered an unexpectedly heated debate during which he’s been belittled as a killjoy, a pedant, and even a misanthropist.

From The Guardian • Aug. 17, 2018

Of all the presidents, Richard Nixon was a misanthropist, which means a hater of mankind in general.

From US News • May 2, 2016

He describes himself as an "equal opportunities misanthropist", saying he's "skewered many more men than women, and possibly more donkeys than both".

From The Guardian • Jul. 20, 2012

The idea of marriage might seem droll, but soon I shall have property worth two hundred souls through a misanthropist whom you ought to despise.

From The Possessed (The Devils) by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor

Then you get into a street car, invented by an ingenious misanthropist to give you the most unfavorable view possible of your kind.

From By the Christmas Fire by Crothers, Samuel McChord