mocker

mocker

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English mock

English -er

English mocker

From mock + -er.

Pronunciation

(General American, cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑkɚ/
(General American, without the cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔkɚ/
(Standard Southern British) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔkə/
- Audio (Southern England): (file)

Noun

mocker (plural mockers)

A person who mocks.
A mockingbird.
(archaic) A deceiver; an impostor.

Derived terms

Translations

one who mocks

Czech: posměváček (cs) m
French: moqueur (fr) m
German: Spötter (de) m, Spottdrossel (de) (derogatory)
Greek: περιπαιχτικός (el) (peripaichtikós)
Ancient Greek: καταγελαστής m (katagelastḗs), μωκός m (mōkós)
Latin: irrīsor m
Macedonian: исмејувач m (ismejuvač)
Middle English: scornere
Plautdietsch: Spetta m
Polish: kpiarz (pl) m
Russian: насмешник (ru) m (nasmešnik)
Spanish: burlón (es) m, burlona (es) f
Swedish: hånare c, bespottare (sv)
Turkish: alaycı (tr)
Walloon: laweu (wa) m, foteu (wa) m, foteu d' djins (wa) m

mocking bird — see mocking bird