Troll is shorter, harasser might sometimes be more accurate, but this is a wonderful word of the day to describe what many of us have encountered in our cyber-experiences:
from the Word of the Day, from dictionary.com
Word of the Day for Monday, June 25, 2012
makebate \MEYK-beyt\, noun:
A person who causes contention or discord.
The man was a hater of the great Governor and his life-work, the Erie; a makebate, a dawplucker, a malcontent politicaster.
-- Samuel Hopkins Adams, Grandfather Stories
But after all he pays well that pays with gold; and Mike Lambourne was never a makebate, or a spoil-sport, or the like.
-- Sir Walter Scott, Kenilworth
Makebate stems from the Middle English word bate which meant "contention".
The best way to expand your vocabulary is to use the newest words you learn right away.
So I propose commenters provide their own uses of the word makebate in a sentence left in a comment.
I'll go first, providing my own example:
Michael Brodkorb, notorious horror and whorer, should be rechristened MAKEBATE Brodkorb, under truth in labeling laws.
from the Word of the Day, from dictionary.com
Word of the Day for Monday, June 25, 2012
makebate \MEYK-beyt\, noun:
A person who causes contention or discord.
The man was a hater of the great Governor and his life-work, the Erie; a makebate, a dawplucker, a malcontent politicaster.
-- Samuel Hopkins Adams, Grandfather Stories
But after all he pays well that pays with gold; and Mike Lambourne was never a makebate, or a spoil-sport, or the like.
-- Sir Walter Scott, Kenilworth
Makebate stems from the Middle English word bate which meant "contention".
The best way to expand your vocabulary is to use the newest words you learn right away.
So I propose commenters provide their own uses of the word makebate in a sentence left in a comment.
I'll go first, providing my own example:
Michael Brodkorb, notorious horror and whorer, should be rechristened MAKEBATE Brodkorb, under truth in labeling laws.
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