Meaning

noun someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

noun contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words

verb to smirk contemptuously

originEtymology tree English flee Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English fleer From flee + -er.

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