Meaning & use
Scorner
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A person who shows contempt or mockery toward someone or something.
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The old proverb warns that a scorner seeks wisdom and finds none.
He was branded a scorner of tradition after mocking the annual ceremony.
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A somewhat archaic term, most familiar today from biblical and classical literature, such as the Book of Proverbs.
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