sinner

CEFRB2

/ˈsɪnəː/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who does something considered morally wrong.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A person with negative qualities; one who does bad things.

Examples

  • I'm no less of a sinner than you.

  • No sinner is ever saved after the first twenty minutes of a sermon.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • [ˈsɪnɚ] ~ [ˈsɪnɹ̩]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A person who sins or has sinned.

  2. A person who, by one particular action, has sinned.

  3. An unregenerate person.

More examples

In context

  • Man is born a sinner.

  • Are you a sinner or a saint?

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English synnere, equivalent to sin + -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Säänder (“sinner”), West Frisian sûnder (“sinner”), Dutch zondaar (“sinner”), German Low German Sünder, Sünner (“sinner”), German Sünder (“sinner”), Danish synder (“sinner”), Swedish syndare (“sinner”), Icelandic syndari (“sinner”).