snickerers

Those who titter

People who snicker—laugh in a quiet, suppressed way, typically at someone else's expense or at something inappropriate.

The laugh is usually mocking or knowing: The snickerers in the back of the classroom were silenced by a look from the teacher.

Compare to gigglers, who laugh from amusement rather than derision.

mockery

mocker

One who derides

jeerer · ridiculer · sneerer · derider · heckler · satirist · cynic · skeptic · critic · detractor

furtive

whisperer

One who speaks softly

stifled · suppressed · muffled · hidden · covert · secretive · sly · knowing · conspiratorial · sidelong

amusement

giggler

One who snickers

joker · teaser · prankster · wisecracker · comedian · jester · humorist · mischief-maker · cut-up · wag

Opposites
laughter type/volume

snickerershowlers

Glaring, laughable mistakes

cacklers

emotional tone/intent

snickererssympathizers

Those favoring a cause

comforters · mourners · weepers · consolers · empathizers

emotional response

snickerersweepers

Those who shed tears

criers · sobbers · mourners · wailers · frowners

Family

snickered, snickerer

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G