scorner

Inherited from Middle English scornere, scorner; equivalent to scorn +‎ -er.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈskɔɹnɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈskɔːnə/

scorner (plural scorners)

1. One who mocks or scoffs; a mocker.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 21:11:

     When the ſcoꝛner is puniſhed, the ſimple is made wiſe: and when the wiſe is inſtructed, he receiueth knowledge.

2. One who views something contemptuously or scornfully.

• Corners, corners

scorner

1. alternative form of scornere