Spurner
/ˈspɜːrnər/noun
A person who spurns; someone who rejects or scorns something.
Did you know?Spurner is an agent noun built from *spurn*, a word that once meant to kick away with the foot, so the insult began as a physical act of rejection before becoming emotional contempt.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
spurnan
“to kick, trample, or strike away with the foot”
Middle English
ME
spurnen
“to kick aside; to reject with contempt”
14th Century
English
spurn
“to reject, disdain, or treat with scorn”
16th Century
English
spurner
“one who spurns; a rejecter or scorner”
Modern English
English
spurner
“a person who rejects or scorns something”