fleer

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
  2. noun contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words
  3. verb to smirk contemptuously

Etymology

Possibly from a Scandinavian source, compare Norwegian bokmål flire (“to giggle”), Jutish Danish flire.

In classic literature

Synonyms

fugitive, runaway

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