sorner
Syllables: sorn·erUK/ˈsɔːnə/US/ˈsɔɹnɚ/
sorner noun: one who obtrudes themselves on another for bed and board.
Noun
sorner (plural sorners)
- One who obtrudes themselves on another for bed and board.
- It is our old friend the poet, but with a new face; he is now a soldier, a sailor, a king, and, in case of necessity, a very fair boxer, or "fistic artist," for the abatement of masterful beggars, "sorners," and other nuisances.1841 October, Thomas De Quincey, “Homer and the Homeridæ”, in Sketches: Critical and Biographic (De Quincey’s Works; VI), London: James Hogg & Sons, →OCLC, page 303
sorner meaning in Tamil
sorner in Tamil
- அழையா விருந்தாளி
Forms of sorner
| plural | sorners |
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Origin of sorner
From sorn + -er.
Words that rhyme with sorner
Questions about sorner
- What does sorner mean?
- Sorner means one who obtrudes themselves on another for bed and board.
- What is sorner in Tamil?
- Sorner in Tamil is அழையா விருந்தாளி. See Sorner meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is sorner?
- Sorner is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sorner?
- Sorner is pronounced /ˈsɔːnə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of sorner?
- The plural of sorner is sorners.
Words near sorner in the dictionary
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