scorner
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of scorner
First recorded in 1275–1325; scorn ( def. ) + -er 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Peterborough top scorner Clarke-Harris headed a free-kick just over the bar soon after as Posh took control, but with 20 minutes left the Owls thought they had a way back.
From BBC ● May 12, 2023
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.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2021
His father, an unorthodox campaigner and a scorner of political drudgery, began his Republican career at the top�and got elected to nothing.
From Time Magazine Archive
Amid so much pomp it was recalled that Baron von Richthofen had ever been a scorner of the conventional mediocrities of mankind.
From Time Magazine Archive
So Narcissus went on his cruel way, a scorner of love.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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