spurner

One who dismisses

A spurner is someone who rejects or refuses something contemptuously.

The word derives from spurn, meaning to dismiss with disdain.

A spurner of advice ignores counsel; a spurner of affection coldly rebuffs romantic interest.

The term is uncommon, appearing mostly in literary or formal contexts: She was a notorious spurner of suitors.

rejection

rejecter

One who declines

repudiator · snubber · dismisser · denier · naysayer · disowner · renouncer · forsaker · abandoner · scorner

romantic

heartbreaker

One who causes romantic anguish

rejecter · ex · cold-shoulder · brush-off · ghosting · ditcher · forsaker

contempt

disdainer

One who feels contempt

derider · despiser · loather · detester · hater · belittler · disparager · ridiculer · scoffer · cynic

Opposites
acceptance vs rejection

spurneraccepter

One who receives willingly

acceptor · embracer · welcomer · receiver · taker

receptivity to others

spurnerwelcomer

One who receives arrivals

embracer · includer · admirer · suitor · pursuer

Family

spurn, spurned, spurning, spurns

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