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jeerer

noun
/ˈd͡ʒɪəɹə/UK/ˈd͡ʒɪɹɚ/US/ˈd͡ʒiəɹə/

Etymology

From jeer + -er.

  1. borrowed from gekscheren — “to jeer”
  2. borrowed from gieren — “to roar with laughter, laugh loudly”
  3. suffixed as jeerer — “jeer + er”

Definitions

  1. One who jeers

    One who jeers; a mocker.

    • 1631, Ben Jonson, The Staple of News, Act V, Scene 2, in The Works of Ben Jonson, London: G. & W. Nicol, Volume v, p. 305, Fitton. Pox o’ these true jests, I say! Madrigal. He’ll turn the better jeerer.
    • […] what good will my vanities do, when death says he will have no nay? What good will all my companions, fellow-jesters, jeerers, liars, drunkards, and all my wantons do me? Will they help to ease the pains of hell?
    • “Victory over such unkind jeerers would be sweet,” said Lady Caroline.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA