ignorer

8.5

A person who does not pay attention to people or things on purpose

noun
/ɪɡˈnɔːrər/

: ignorante

Despite his significant contributions, he felt like an ignorer, often overlooked in discussions.

Examples

Also, the ignore feature can be, and often is, rendered useless by any member simply quoting the person on your ignore list; you can see what the person typed in the quote, and people often ask to be quoted, so the post gets seen by the "ignorer."

Blog text (31)
The other is the Real He-Men Fairy Stomping Club and UFO Ignorers Society.

Blog text (14)
As an ignorer of social norms, she rarely acknowledged the rules everyone else followed.
Many consider him an ignorer of important issues, never engaging in conversations about community problems.

Synonyms

shunner

vsignorer

8.1

A person who avoids people and social events

deliberately pays no attention rather than actively avoiding contact

neglecter

vsignorer

7.3

A person who gives little care to someone they should look after

intentionally pays no attention rather than failing to give care

Antonyms

engager

5.8

A person who takes part actively in a group or discussion

How Attentive

participant

295 2.4

observer

305 2.8

bystander

84 3.4

ignorer

8.5

Surface Forms

ignorer singular

ignorers plural

Morphology

ignorer = ignore (transparent) = ignor + er

The noun is a regular agentive formation from the verb 'ignore' with '-er', meaning a person who ignores.

Etymology

Ignorer names a person who ignores others. It comes from the Latin root ignor- meaning 'not to know', the same root as in ignorant, so an ignorer is someone who 'chooses not to pay attention'.