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

Though not a misanthropist, he appears in general to have preferred solitary communion with nature to human society.

From A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by Cousin, John W. (John William)

"Whoever," he said, "is not a misanthropist at forty can never have loved mankind."

From Studies in Literature by Morley, John