spurner


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spurn

 (spûrn)
v. spurned, spurn·ing, spurns
v.tr.
1. To reject with disdain or contempt. See Synonyms at refuse1.
2. Archaic To kick at or tread on disdainfully.
v.intr.
To reject something contemptuously.
n. Archaic
1. A contemptuous rejection.
2. A kick.
[Middle English spurnen, from Old English spurnan; see sperə- in Indo-European roots.]
spurn′er n.
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Noun1.spurner - a person who rejects (someone or something) with contempt; "she was known as a spurner of all suitors"; "he was no spurner of rules"
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
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