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Jeerer means One who jeers; a mocker..
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/ˈd͡ʒɪəɹə/ · noun
One who jeers; a mocker..
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.
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Jeerer means One who jeers; a mocker..
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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.
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