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SMIRKER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does smirker mean? 

SMIRKER (noun)
  The noun SMIRKER has 1 sense:

1. a smiler whose smile is offensively self-satisfiedplay

  Familiarity information: SMIRKER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SMIRKER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A smiler whose smile is offensively self-satisfied

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("smirker" is a kind of...):

smiler (a person who smiles)

Derivation:

smirk (smile affectedly or derisively)


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