Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who taunts, reproaches, or upbraids with sarcastic or censorious reflections.

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

  • noun One who taunts.

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

  • noun One who taunts.

Etymologies

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taunt +‎ -er

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Examples

  • England's favourite meathead invites a tenacious Twitter taunter, or "little nit" as he describes him, to a post-training brawl.

    Our pick of the week: The story, the stat, the quote, the tweet 2011

  • She is now coming across like a childish taunter similar to Nelson Muntz on The Simpsons.

    Hillary Mocks Obama At Campaign Rally 2009

  • Years later, when he is taunted with a threatening comment, he hits his taunter.

    Feminist Moral Psychology Superson, Anita 2009

  • Even though a Louisiana appeals court overturned Mychal Bell's conviction as an adult and remanded the case to juvenile court, he still faces charges while his taunter -- who went after him with a shotgun -- is let off the hook.

    Archive 2007-09-01 Dan 2007

  • Buss offers this analogy: the Victim no more has good reason for thinking that his taunter is not like the hostile people he grew up around, than does the person who has been bitten repeatedly by dogs has good reason to think that the growling dog in her path will not bite her (p. 350).

    Feminist Moral Psychology Superson, Anita 2009

  • Even though a Louisiana appeals court overturned Mychal Bell's conviction as an adult and remanded the case to juvenile court, he still faces charges while his taunter -- who went after him with a shotgun -- is let off the hook.

    Show your Jena support Dan 2007

  • But Buss believes that the Victim is justified in hitting his taunter because he has excusing reasons to act thusly, which are grounded in his circumstances.

    Feminist Moral Psychology Superson, Anita 2009

  • She is now coming across like a childish taunter similar to Nelson Muntz on The Simpsons.

    Obama Camp Hits Hillary Over Drudge Story 2009

  • Buss believes that the Victim is responsible for hitting his taunter, since there are moral reasons not to hit one who taunts you: hitting one's taunter is morally wrong.

    Feminist Moral Psychology Superson, Anita 2009

  • He fired, and the taunter doubled over, clutching at a stomach wound.

    Thunder and Ashes Z.A. Recht 2008

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