mocker

English

Etymology

From mock + -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American, cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑkɚ/
• (General American, without the cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔkɚ/
• (Standard Southern British) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔkə/

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Noun

mocker (plural mockers)

1. A person who mocks.
3. A mockingbird.
4. (archaic) A deceiver; an impostor.

Derived terms

• mockernut
• mockers

Translations

one who mocks

• Czech: posměváček (cs) m
• Faroese: spottari m
• French: moqueur (fr) m
• German: Spötter (de) m, Spottdrossel (de) (derogatory), Verspotter m
• Greek: περιπαιχτικός (el) (peripaichtikós)

  Ancient Greek: καταγελαστής m (katagelastḗs), μωκός m (mōkós)

• Latin: irrīsor m
• Macedonian: исмејувач m (ismejuvač)
• Middle English: scornere
• Plautdietsch: Spetta m
• Polish: kpiarz (pl) m
• Russian: насмешник (ru) m (nasmešnik)
• Spanish: burlón (es) m, burlona (es) f
• Swedish: hånare c, bespottare (sv)
• Turkish: alaycı (tr)
• Walloon: laweu (wa) m, foteu (wa) m, foteu d' djins (wa) m

mocking bird — see mocking bird