Scorner
//ˈskɔɹnɚ// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
- 2 a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression wordnet
- 3 One who views something contemptuously or scornfully.
Example
More examples"When the ſcoꝛner is puniſhed, the ſimple is made wiſe: and when the wiſe is inſtructed, he receiueth knowledge."
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English scornere, scorner; equivalent to scorn + -er.
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