sorner

English

Etymology

From sorn +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔːnə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔɹnɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)nə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: sorn‧er

Noun

sorner (plural sorners)

1. (Scotland) One who obtrudes themselves on another for bed and board.
   • 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:

     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.

Further reading

• “sorner”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Rosner, snorer