scorner

[skawr-ner]

noun

1. a person who treats someone or something with contempt or mockery; scoffer.

   The scorners of political measures adopted in the 1920s promptly subscribed to far more pernicious ones a decade later.

Word History and Origins

Origin of scorner¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; scorn ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Mr. Cox should consider that the people he dismisses as scorners might actually understand the Bible better than he does.

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After netting her maiden international goal on Thursday, Holloway grabbed a spectacular second when her 30-yard strike flew into the top scorner on the half-hour mark despite the best efforts of the visiting goalkeeper.

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So Narcissus went on his cruel way, a scorner of love.

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She was a poker of wounds, a scorner of human weaknesses, and she hated cats with a vociferous and passionate hate.

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And, at this point, you may well think I am about to scorn the scorners.

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Related Words

• con artist 
• hypocrite