sneerern.
/ˈsnɪərə/, U.S. /ˈsnirər/ One who sneers.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [noun] > contemptuous person > by facial expression
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1713 R. Steele in Guardian 14 Apr. 2/2 The Snearers..always indulge their Mirth at the Expence of their Friends, and all their Ridicule consists in unseasonable Ill-nature.
1770 J. Langhorne & W. Langhorne tr. Plutarch Lives V. 6 The laughter of these sneerers has cost their country many a tear.
1824 Ld. Byron Deformed Transformed i. ii Oh, thou everlasting sneerer! Be silent!
1843 G. Borrow Bible in Spain I. ii. 42 The sneerers and scoffers at religion do not spring from amongst the simple children of nature.
1874 B. Taylor in Life (1884) II. 652 The sneerers and cavilers are growing silent one by one.
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