"scoffer" meaning in All languages combined

See scoffer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-scoffer.ogg [Australia] Forms: scoffers [plural]
Etymology: From scoff + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|scoff|-er|text=+|tree=1}} From scoff + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} scoffer (plural scoffers)
  1. One who scoffs or mocks. Translations (one who scoffs or mocks): присмехулник (prismehulnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), irrīsor [masculine] (Latin), Spetta [masculine] (Plautdietsch)
    Sense id: en-scoffer-en-noun-Es~Fpyx4 Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'one who scoffs or mocks': 87 13
  2. (UK, slang) One who eats a large amount. Tags: UK, slang
    Sense id: en-scoffer-en-noun-NHE6edXa Categories (other): British English, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 41 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 52 48

Inflected forms

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