mocker
/'mɔkə/
Definition
- Noun:
- A person who mocks: Someone who treats something or someone with contempt, scorn, or ridicule; a person who jeers or derides.
- A bird that mimics: A long-tailed grey-and-white songbird (Mimus polyglottos), native to the southern United States, known for its ability to mimic the songs of other birds.
Usage and Examples
- Noun (Person):
- He was known as a cruel mocker who ridiculed everyone's ideas.
- The mocker in the crowd shouted insults during the speech.
- Noun (Bird):
- A mocker sat on the fence, perfectly imitating a cardinal's song.
- We listened to the mocker's complex melody at dawn.
Advanced Usage
- "The mocker is mocked": A proverbial expression meaning that someone who habitually ridicules others will eventually be ridiculed themselves.
- He spent years making fun of others, but when he failed, he learned that the mocker is mocked.
Variants and Related Words
- Mock (verb): To tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner.
- It is unkind to mock someone's accent.
- Mocking (adjective): Expressing scorn or ridicule.
- She gave him a mocking smile.
- Mockery (noun): Scornful ridicule or derision; an absurdly inadequate or futile action or thing.
- The trial was a mockery of justice.
Synonyms
- Scoffer: A person who mocks or derides.
- Scorner: A person who expresses contempt or disdain.
- Jeerer: A person who laughs or shouts derisively.
Idioms and Phrases
- To make a mocker of something: To treat something with contempt, making it seem ridiculous or worthless.
- By ignoring the rules, they made a mocker of the competition.
Noun
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long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds
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someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision
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