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noun
One who contemns, who displays contempt towards another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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History
Etymology tree English contemn Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English contemner From contemn + -er.
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