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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDerider
/dɪˈraɪ.dər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A person who mocks, ridicules, or expresses contempt for someone or something.
"He remained unfazed by the harsh comments of every derider in the audience."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'deride', which comes from the Latin 'deridere', meaning to mock or laugh at, formed from 'de-' (down, completely) and 'ridere' (to laugh). Entering English in the late 15th century, the agent noun suffix '-er' was subsequently added to denote a person who performs the action.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Derider" is said worldwide
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railleur
Transliteration: /ʁajœʁ/
"Il était le principal railleur de ses idées novatrices."
Spötter
Transliteration: /ˈʃpœtɐ/
"Die Spötter verstummten, als der Plan Erfolg hatte."
schernitore
Transliteration: /skerniˈtore/
"Si dimostrò un aspro schernitore delle sue opinioni."
burlón
Transliteration: /buɾˈlon/
"El incansable burlón criticó cada propuesta del comité."
zombeteiro
Transliteration: /zõbeˈtejɾu/
"O zombeteiro riu das ambições dela."
उपहासक
Transliteration: upahāsak
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"सभा में बैठा हर उपहासक उसकी असफलता का इंतज़ार कर रहा था।"
嘲弄者
Transliteration: cháo nòng zhě
Script: 中文汉字
"面对众多嘲弄者，他依然保持着自信。"
조롱하는 사람
Transliteration: joronghaneun saram
Script: 한국어 한글
"모든 조롱하는 사람들의 비난에도 불구하고 그는 꿈을 포기하지 않았다."
嘲笑者
Transliteration: chōshōsha
Script: 日本語
"彼は周囲の嘲笑者を無視してプロジェクトを続行した。"
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