scorner

[ skawr-ner ]

/ ˈskɔr nər /

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noun

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.

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Origin of scorner

scorn + -er¹

Words nearby scorner

scorify, scoring, scoring position, in, scorn, scorned, scorner, scornful, scornfully, scorpaenid, scorpaenoid, scorper

How to use scorner in a sentence

Of how much sorer punishment shall Christ at His speedy coming deem the scorner worthy?
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews|Thomas Charles Edwards
"There she lies," retorted Duncan, as he knocked the scorner down at a blow.
Scotch Wit and Humor|W. H. (Walter Henry) Howe
To prevent the replies or excuses of the scorner, I must here tell you, 1.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)|Richard Baxter
"Proud, haughty scorner is his name, that dealeth in proud wrath," Prov.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)|Richard Baxter

Nevertheless, the time came when the scorner recanted his renunciation.
Lochinvar|S. R. Crockett

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