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scoffer
scoff 1 S0152600 (skŏf, skôf)v. scoffed, scoff·ing, scoffs v.intr. To show or express derision or scorn: scoffed at their complaints.v.tr. To say in a derisive manner: "Are you confused yet?" the instructor scoffed.
[Middle English scoffen, from scof, mockery, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish skof, jest, teasing.]
scoff′er n.scoff′ing·ly adv.
scoff 2 S0152600 (skŏf, skôf)v. scoffed, scoff·ing, scoffs Slang v.tr. To eat (food) quickly and greedily.v.intr. To eat greedily.
[Alteration of obsolete scaff.]
scoff′er n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | scoffer - someone who eats food rapidly and greedilygorgereater, feeder - someone who consumes food for nourishment | | 2. |  scoffer - someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derisionflouter, jeerer, mockerdisagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
TranslationsIdiomsSeescoffscoffer
Related to scoffer: meant, nill, GileSynonyms for scoffernoun someone who eats food rapidly and greedilySynonymsRelated Wordsnoun someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derisionSynonymsRelated Words- disagreeable person
- unpleasant person
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