Meaning & use
scoffer
A person who mocks, ridicules, or expresses contemptuous disbelief toward an idea or belief.
See it in a sentence
The scientist ignored the scoffers and continued testing her unconventional theory.
Early scoffers dismissed the invention as nothing more than a useless toy.
A note on using this word
Scoffer suggests active, often public ridicule, going beyond simple doubt or disagreement.
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Words with an opposite meaning
believersupporter
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