sinner

nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈsɪnəː//
United Kingdom/[ˈsɪnəː]/
Canada//ˈsɪnɚ//
Canada/[ˈsɪnɚ] ~ [ˈsɪnɹ̩]/

A person who sins or has sinned. A person who, by one particular action, has sinned.

noun

1
A person who sins or has sinned. A person who, by one particular action, has sinned.
Some Christians believe the Bible tells us that homosexuals are sinners. The current trend of increased acceptance of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community is distressing to these Christians who sincerely want to follow the Bible.
2
A person who sins or has sinned. An unregenerate person.
3
figurativeA person with negative qualities; one who does bad things.
4
figurativeA person with negative qualities; one who does bad things. One who lives a hedonist life; a self-indulgent person.
Are you a sinner or a saint?

Etymology

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”).

Forms

plural: sinners

sinister · Inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate.sink · To move or be moved into something. To descend or submerge…Sink · A surname.

sinner · A person who sins or has sinned. A person who, by one particular action, has sinned.

Sinner · A surname.sinus · A pouch or cavity in a bone or other tissue, especially one…Siobhan · A female given name from Irish.

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