Scorners

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. One who mocks or ridicules another; a person who expresses disdain or contempt for something or someone; someone who jeers at others for their beliefs or actions
2. An individual who derides or laughs at the flaws or ideas of others; a person characterized by a lack of respect towards certain opinions or values; one who scorns through verbal or non-verbal gestures
3. A person given to sneering or belittling others; one who shows scorn and disapproval towards different viewpoints; an individual who often disparages people in a dismissive manner

Etymology: "Scorners" is simply the plural of "scorner," so it is the form of a noun meaning one who scorns. That noun is built from "scorn" plus the agent suffix "-er," and it came into English from Middle English "scornere," a word that already carried the sense of a mocker or derider.

Synonyms: scoffers, mockers