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jeerer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɪəɹə/
  • General-American: /ˈd͡ʒɪɹɚ/
  • US: /ˈd͡ʒɪəɹə(ɹ)/ without the mirror–nearer merger
  • US: /ˈd͡ʒiɹə(ɹ)/ without the mirror–nearer merger
  • New-Zealand: /ˈd͡ʒiəɹə/
  • Scotland: /ˈd͡ʒiɹəɹ/
  • /ˈd͡ʒɛːɹə/ East Anglia, cheer–chair merger
  • rhymes with -ɪəɹə(ɹ)

1

noun

Meaning 1

One who jeers; a mocker.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1631, Ben Jonson, The Staple of News, Act V, Scene 2, in The Works of Ben Jonson, London: G. & W. Nicol, Volume v, p. 305, Fitton. Pox o’ these true jests, I say! Madrigal. He’ll turn the better jeerer.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: scoffer, flouter, mocker

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: unpleasant person, disagreeable person

History

Etymology

From jeer + -er.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: posměváček — A mocker
  • Norwegian: spotter — A mocker