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1 Contemner -- rank: 1000
Contemner definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CONTEMNER, n. One who contemns; a despiser; a scorner. Merriam Webster's noun see contemn Webster's 1913 Dictionary Contemner Con*tem"ner (k[o^]n*t[e^]m"n ...
2 Contemn -- rank: 535
... to view or treat with contempt ; scorn Synonyms: see despise • contemner also contemnor noun Oxford Reference Dictionary v.tr. literary despise; treat with disregard. Derivatives: contemner n. Etymology: ME f. OF contemner or L contemnere (as com-, temnere tempt- despise) Webster's ... L. contemnere, -temptum; con- + temnere to slight, despise: cf. OF. contemner.] To view or treat with contempt, as mean and despicable ...
3 Scorner -- rank: 461
... 1828 Dictionary SCORN'ER, n. 1. One that scorns; a contemner; a despiser. They are great scorners of death. 2. A ... Scorner Scorn"er, n. One who scorns; a despiser; a contemner; specifically, a scoffer at religion. ``Great scorners of death.'' --Spenser ... Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. Scoffer, derider, despiser, contemner, ridiculer, jeerer, mocker.
4 Despiser -- rank: 364
Despiser definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary DESPISER, n. A contemner; a scorner. Merriam Webster's noun see despise Webster's ... Dictionary Despiser De*spis"er, n. One who despises; a contemner; a scorner.
5 Contemned -- rank: 230
... L. contemnere, -temptum; con- + temnere to slight, despise: cf. OF. contemner.] To view or treat with contempt, as mean and despicable ...
6 repudiator -- rank: 230
... tor (r?-p?"d?-?`t?r), n. [L., a rejecter, contemner.] One who repudiates.
7 Rebel -- rank: 230
... law. 3. One who disobeys the king's proclamation; a contemner of the king's laws. 4. A villain who disobeys ...
8 Defier -- rank: 230
... er, n. [See Defy.] One who dares and defies; a contemner; as, a defier of the laws.
9 Contemning -- rank: 230
... L. contemnere, -temptum; con- + temnere to slight, despise: cf. OF. contemner.] To view or treat with contempt, as mean and despicable ...
10 Upspurner -- rank: 230
... 1913 Dictionary Upspurner Up"spurn`er, n. A spurner or contemner; a despiser; a scoffer. [Obs.] --Joye.