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scorner

American  
[skawr-ner] / ˈskɔr nər /

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.

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

Graves, Robert, poet and scorner of poets, who became Oxford's resident poet.

From Time Magazine Archive

All told, the book is rather a mediocre feat for the celebrated scorner of average men, literary grace, Pulitzer Prizes.

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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