scorner
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle English scornere, scorner; equivalent to scorn + -er.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈskɔɹnɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈskɔːnə/
Noun
[edit]scorner (plural scorners)
- One who mocks or scoffs; a mocker.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 21:11:
- When the ſcoꝛner is puniſhed, the ſimple is made wiſe: and when the wiſe is inſtructed, he receiueth knowledge.
- One who views something contemptuously or scornfully.
Translations
[edit]one who mocks — see mocker
Anagrams
[edit]Middle English
[edit]Noun
[edit]scorner
- alternative form of scornere