Flouter (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The protesters were met with a group of flouters, who laughed and jeered as they marched by.
- Her proposals were met with scorn by the flouters in the boardroom, who believed she was wasting everyone's time.
- As the comedian bombed on stage, a group of flouters in the audience couldn't resist calling out insults and mocking his jokes.
- The activist was undeterred by the flouters who heckled her as she gave her speech, standing firm in her convictions.
- The politician's opponents were a group of flouters who delighted in ridiculing her every move, trying to undermine her credibility.