Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who contemns; a despiser; a scorner.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who contemns; a despiser; a scorner.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun One who contemns, who displays contempt towards another.

Etymologies

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From contemn +‎ -er.

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