jeerer

Thân thiện

A jeerer in the crowd shouted insults at the performer.

Definition

Noun: A person who expresses scorn, ridicule, or contempt toward someone or something, typically by shouting or making derisive comments.

Usage

A "jeerer" is someone who mocks or scoffs openly, often in a loud or public manner. This term describes a person whose behavior is intended to show disrespect or to belittle a target, such as a performer, speaker, or idea.

Examples

• The speaker tried to ignore the jeerers at the back of the crowd.
• A few jeerers in the audience shouted insults during the politician's speech.
• He was not a constructive critic but merely a jeerer who offered no solutions.

Advanced Usage

• Collective Context: The term is often used in the plural to describe a disruptive segment of an audience.
  • The jeerers were eventually escorted out of the stadium.
• Figurative Use: Can be applied to someone who consistently expresses scorn in non-verbal contexts, such as in writing.
  • The online commentator was known as a relentless jeerer of popular trends.

Variants and Related Words

• Jeer (verb): To shout derisive or scornful comments.
  • The crowd began to jeer at the referee's decision.
• Jeering (noun/adjective): The act or sound of jeering; expressing scorn.
  • The jeering from the stands was deafening.
• Mockery (noun): The act of mocking; ridicule.
• Scoffer (noun): A person who mocks or expresses contempt.

Synonyms

• Mocker
• Scoffer
• Derider
• Taunter
• Ridiculer

Antonyms

• Supporter
• Admirer
• Cheerer
• Advocate

Học thuật

Noun

1. someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision

Từ đồng nghĩa

• scoffer
• flouter
• mocker