Scoffer
(noun)
- A person who expresses contempt or ridicule through words or actions.
- A person who openly mocks or derides something or someone.
Origin:
From the old french escoufier, from escoufer, meaning to spit out, or to mock.
Examples:
- He was a scoffer who never took anything seriously.
- The scoffer laughed at the idea of going to college.
- He was known to be a scoffer who would mock people for their beliefs.
- The scoffer made fun of the new employee's ideas.
- The scoffer expressed his contempt for the new policy with a sneer.