scoffer

American  

[skaw-fer, skof-er] / ˈskɔ fər, ˈskɒf ər /

noun

1. a person who mocks or makes fun of someone or something, often of religion or moral values.

   We need courage when facing scoffers who jeer at our faith and make ironic comments about it.

   Scoffers may wonder how a small-scale, one-day Laurel and Hardy festival could ever draw attendees from around the world.

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Etymology

Origin of scoffer

scoff ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

So that scoffer was a no-show, but we really didn’t have room for him anyway.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2016

To a paynim or scoffer, it is valueless.

From Time Magazine Archive

No Croft scoffer now, Tony looks with disdain at a "motor villa" he also owns.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mencken became a believer in the �bermensch, a scoffer at the great unwashed.

From Time Magazine Archive

I came out from behind at last, up the aisle, sensing disorder where I had expected praise, and was joined by my old champion, Calhoun Knox, who had whipped the scoffer at the child's party.

From She Buildeth Her House by Comfort, William Wistar

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