Deplorer

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person who expresses strong disapproval or regret about something
2. Someone who voices deep sorrow or condemnation toward a person, action, or situation
3. An individual who openly laments or protests against something considered wrong or unfortunate

Etymology: "Deplorer" is simply "deplore" with the agent suffix "-er" attached, so it means one who deplores. The verb "deplore" comes from Latin "deplorare," which combined "de-," meaning "down" or "thoroughly," with "plorare," to weep or wail aloud. The original sense was therefore to weep bitterly over something, and the sorrowful weeping gradually weakened into the modern idea of strongly disapproving of something. A deplorer, then, is someone who laments or condemns a thing, carrying the original image of loud grief into the more detached sense of disapproval. The word is a transparent formation rather than a historical coinage, so its interest lies mainly in the verb it grows from.

Synonyms: one who deplores, critic, detractor