Mocker
/ˈmɒkər/noun
A person who mocks or ridicules someone or something.
Did you know?The word ultimately traces back to a Germanic root meaning “to chew” or “to masticate,” which may seem ordinary until you realize how many languages use “chewing over” as a metaphor for taunting and contempt.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*meg-
“to chew, masticate”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*mukōną
“to chew, make a mouth movement”
Old English
OE
mocian
“to mock, jeer”
Middle English
ME
mokker
“a person who mocks”
Modern English
English
mocker
“a person who mocks or ridicules”