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Flouter

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flout  (flout)
v. flout·ed, flout·ing, flouts
v.tr.
To show contempt for; scorn: flout a law; behavior that flouted convention. See Usage Note at flaunt.
v.intr.
To be scornful.
n.
A contemptuous action or remark; an insult.
[Perhaps from Middle English flouten, to play the flute, from Old French flauter, from flaute, flute; see flute.]
flouter n.
flouting·ly adv.
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Noun1.flouter - someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision
jeerer, mocker, scoffer
disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable


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