scoffer — a person who speaks about someone or something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a person who speaks about someone or something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈskɔːfər/
Korean meaning: 조롱하는 사람, 비웃는 사람
Korean pronunciation: 스코-퍼 (강세: 스코)
Example Sentences
- The scoffer laughed when his friend said he would become a famous chef, but now he's eating his words at a Michelin-starred restaurant.
- Don't be a scoffer - encouragement works better than mockery.
- Every great inventor had to deal with scoffers who said their ideas would never work.
scoffer
NOUN//ˈskɔːfər//
a person who speaks about someone or something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way
Person who mocks and ridicules others
The scoffer mocks the generous offer from the coffer
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
14세기 중세 영어 'scoff'(조롱하다)에서 파생된 단어로, 북유럽어에서 유래했습니다. 바이킹들이 적을 조롱할 때 사용했던 말에서 시작되었다고 합니다.
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The scoffer laughed when his friend said he would become a famous chef, but now he's eating his words at a Michelin-starred restaurant.”
“Don't be a scoffer - encouragement works better than mockery.”
“Every great inventor had to deal with scoffers who said their ideas would never work.”
“She proved all the scoffers wrong by winning the marathon despite never having run before.”
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