Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who scoffs; one who mocks or derides; a scorner.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who scoffs.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who
scoffs .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who eats food rapidly and greedily
- noun someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision
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Examples
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The scoffer is the product of the limited knowledge characteristic of what Engels called "metaphysical materialism."
Socialism: Positive and Negative Robert Rives La Monte
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"But," he continued, "I am not particularly flattered at being called a scoffer at my own people --"
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T. skoptes (skoptes means 'scoffer' or 'mocker'), and the other
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One who was known as a scoffer during life here is virtuously represented ah "a sincere worshipper of Eternal, Almighty and ever just
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021: 024 The proud and haughty man, "scoffer" is his name; he works in the arrogance of pride.
The World English Bible (WEB): Anonymous
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This scene is being taken in by Ossama, a professional pickpocket and "inveterate scoffer" who practices a "philosophy of derision" that denies the tragic aspect of existence.
Tales of Jaunty Anarchy on the Nile Sam Sacks 2011
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However, in his 1846 election campaign, Lincoln was cornered by the faithful and forced to deny that he was an “open scoffer at Christianity.”
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Maybe if your muggle friend is a Gnostic he might like it, but for your average mind-in-a-rut materialist votes-Democrat scoffer, it is too strong a drink too soon.
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They shuddered with dire foreboding at thought of him, and each one felt himself the centre of accusing eyes, and looked accusingly upon his fellows — each one and all, save Sime, and Sime was a scoffer whose evil end was destined with a certitude his successes could not shake.
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However, in his 1846 election campaign, Lincoln was cornered by the faithful and forced to deny that he was an “open scoffer at Christianity.”
bilby commented on the word scoffer
Life is built up of smallest atomics,
Pile upon pile the ramparts still increase,
And as those, Roman walls, o'er which in scorn
The scoffer leapt, soon held the world at bay,
So shall thy deeds of duty, lowly born,
Be thy strong tower and glory ere the set of day.
- Walter Richard Cassels, 'Sonnet IV - On The Death Of The Duke Of Wellington'.
August 8, 2009