Meaning

2 senses

  1. One who mocks or scoffs; a mocker.

  2. One who views something contemptuously or scornfully.

More definitions
  • a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: scorners
Singularscorner
Pluralscorners

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a person who expresses contempt by remarks or facial expression:sneerer

Word family

1 related words
Relatedscorn

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
scoreB1scorerscornC1scornfulC1scornfullyC1scorpionscotch
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