scoffer
One who jeers
A scoffer is someone who mocks or ridicules, especially dismissively: The scoffers said it couldn't be done.
The word often appears in religious or moral contexts for those who reject faith or virtue with contempt.
To scoff is to express derision; a scoffer makes a habit of it.
One who derides
taunter · heckler · scorner · insulter · lampooner · satirist · parodist · caricaturist
One who disbelieves
- disbelieverOne who denies truth
- questionerOne who poses inquiries
- cynicDoubter of good intentions
- skepticOne who doubts claims
agnostic · nonbeliever · naysayer · critic · challenger · detractor · pessimist · incredulous
One showing contempt
- sneererOne expressing contempt
- disparagerOne who belittles others
- belittlerOne who minimizes others
- denigratorOne who disparages
condescender · snob · haughty · superior · dismissive · contemptuous · disdainful · snooty
mocker
One who derides
sneerer · taunter · heckler · scorner · insulter · lampooner · satirist · parodist · caricaturist · teaser
doubter
One who disbelieves
- disbelieverOne who denies truth
- questionerOne who poses inquiries
- cynicDoubter of good intentions
skeptic · agnostic · nonbeliever · naysayer · critic · challenger · detractor · pessimist · incredulous · unconvinced
scorner
One showing contempt
- sneererOne expressing contempt
- disparagerOne who belittles others
- belittlerOne who minimizes others
denigrator · condescender · snob · haughty · superior · dismissive · contemptuous · disdainful · snooty · supercilious
- sinnerssinner, transgressor, evildoer, wrongdoer, blasphemer
- criticscritic, critics, criticizer, criticizers, faultfinder
- nonbelieversatheist, atheists, agnostic, agnostics, nonbeliever
- contrarianscontrarian, dissenter, naysayer, skeptic, doubter
- grumpsgrouch, grump, curmudgeon, sourpuss, crank