Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jeerer

/ˈd͡ʒɪəɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jeer-er
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɪəɹə/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who jeers; a mocker.

Example Sentences

"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."
"[…] what good will my vanities do, when death says he will have no nay? What good will all my companions, fellow-jesters, jeerers, liars, drunkards, and all my wantons do me? Will they help to ease the pains of hell?"
"“Victory over such unkind jeerers would be sweet,” said Lady Caroline."
"On either side of the narrow way were massed laughers and jeerers."

Etymology

From jeer + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈd͡ʒɪəɹə/
British English: /ˈd͡ʒɪəɹə/

Inflected Forms

jeerers (plural)

Synonyms

scoffer flouter mocker

Rhymes With

clearer nearer shearer hearer steerer fearer peerer spearer

Questions

How do you pronounce jeerer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɪəɹə/.
What does jeerer mean?: One who jeers; a mocker.
Where does jeerer come from?: From jeer + -er.

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