mocker

Examples

• All

• How long will mockers delight in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?

  Blog text (26)

• Um, no, I'm a mocker.

  A Hard Day's Night (1964)

• You're not the big mocker anymore.

  Day of the Animals (1977)

• For 25 years, I have kept the mockers and scoffers at bay.

  Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)

• And right now there are mockers and scoffers on the back row.

  True Geordie

• It's just that some mockers are thin-skinned when they are the mockee.

  Blog text (29)

• The mocker has made fun of the woman's erstwhile status as virtuous, as well as of her father's claim to protect that status.

  Academic text (1993)

• The mockers would still be free to make their statement outside the environs of the conference all they wanted, but they really shouldn't expect any conference to put up with disparaging their sponsors.

  Blog text (29)

• However, my prediction—and I think it's a safe one—is that Sarah won't be hearing any apologies from her mockers anytime soon.

  Blog text (5)

• The comedian was a talented mocker, often poking fun at politicians in a light-hearted way.

Synonyms

T

tease

vsmocker

• Informal

10 3.5

A person who often makes fun of others in a playful way

is more contemptuous and often less playful in intent

R

roaster

vsmocker

• Offensive

4 8.2

A person who makes sharp, funny jokes about someone at an event

is everyday mockery not limited to staged roast events

S

scoffer

vsmocker

1 8.2

A person who mocks others to show dislike

covers similar mockery but focuses on making fun broadly

I

insulter

vsmocker

1 4.5

A person who says rude or hurtful things to someone

is a targeted act of making fun, usually contemptuous

S

scorner

vsmocker

1 7.9

A person who treats others as unimportant by words or looks

includes that contempt but specifically as making fun

T

taunter

vsmocker

• Offensive

1 8.4

A person who teases or makes fun of others to upset them

is often contemptuous rather than simply provocative teasing

J

japer

vsmocker

• Archaic

1 8.8

A person who makes jokes to make others laugh

tends to carry stronger contempt or derision rather than play

R

reviler

vsmocker

• Offensive

1 8.7

A person who says mean things about someone, often publicly

is making fun specifically, often with derision rather than abuse

J

jeerer

vsmocker

• Offensive

9.5

A person who laughs at others and says cruel things about them

is the general act of making fun often with contempt

D

derider

vsmocker

9.6

A person who laughs at others to make them feel bad

expresses the same mocking but often emphasizes contempt

R

ridiculer

vsmocker

8.4

A person who makes fun of others using sarcasm to make people laugh

leans more toward contemptuous mockery rather than amusement

S

sneerer

vsmocker

8.5

A person who shows dislike by making fun of others

is similar but may be used in many mocking forms

L

lampooner

vsmocker

8.4

A person who makes fun of others by copying their words or music in a funny way

is broader, not limited to literary or performative mockery

S

spoofer

vsmocker

7.5

A person who copies people in a funny way to make others laugh

includes parody but is the general act of making fun

N

needler

vsmocker

8.2

A person who teases others with comments meant to annoy

focuses more on contemptuous mockery than on mere provocation

Antonyms

S

supporter

817 1.0

A person who backs a team or a cause

C

champion

156 3.7

A person who strongly supports a cause or another person

How Mocking

lampooner

8.4

satirist

• Literature

11 7.0

mocker

2 7.1

teaser

• Informal

2 4.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology