sinner

/ˈsɪnəː/

sinner means A surname.

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sinner is pronounced /ˈsɪnəː/.

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”).

name

A surname.

noun

A person who sins or has sinned.; A person who, by one particular action, has sinned.
A person who sins or has sinned.; An unregenerate person.
A person with negative qualities; one who does bad things.
A person with negative qualities; one who does bad things.; One who lives a hedonist life; a self-indulgent person.e.g.“Are you a sinner or a saint?”

Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Words closest in meaning

By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

sinneress 76% match — A female sinner. vs sinner →
sinnerhood 68% match — The condition of being a sinner. vs sinner →
sinnership 67% match — The state, quality, or condition of being a sinner. vs sinner →
sinful 67% match — Having sinned; guilty of sin. vs sinner →
sinningness 63% match — The tendency to sin; sinfulness. vs sinner →
harami 61% match — A person who has done something haram; a sinner. vs sinner →
sinny 61% match — Characterised by or characteristic of sin; sinful; guilty of sin; wicked. vs sinner →
sinfulness 58% match — The property of being sinful. vs sinner →