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scorner

UK/ˈskɔːnə/US/ˈskɔɹnɚ/

scorner noun: one who mocks or scoffs; a mocker.

Noun

scorner (plural scorners)

  1. One who mocks or scoffs; a mocker.
    • When the ſcoꝛner is puniſhed, the ſimple is made wiſe: and when the wiſe is inſtructed, he receiueth knowledge.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 21:11
  2. One who views something contemptuously or scornfully.

Forms of scorner

pluralscorners

Origin of scorner

Inherited from Middle English scornere, scorner; equivalent to scorn + -er.

Questions about scorner

What does scorner mean?
Scorner means one who mocks or scoffs; a mocker.
What part of speech is scorner?
Scorner is a noun.
How do you pronounce scorner?
Scorner is pronounced /ˈskɔɹnɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of scorner?
The plural of scorner is scorners.

Words near scorner in the dictionary

  1. scorne
  2. scorned
  3. scornedst
  4. scornee
  5. scornees
  6. scorner
  7. scorners
  8. scornest
  9. scorneth
  10. scornful
  11. scornfulest

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