sinner
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sinner¹
- /ˈsɪnəː/ UK
- [ˈsɪnəː] UK
- /ˈsɪnɚ/ Canadian, US, Standard
- [ˈsɪnɚ] ~ [ˈsɪnɹ̩] Canadian, US, Standard
Sounds like center, centre, sender, cinder (pin–pen merger, nt-flapping) · Rhymes with -ɪnə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
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”).
noun sinners
- 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.
- An unregenerate person.
- A 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?
Sinner²
proper noun Sinners
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: evildoer, sin, evil, reprobate, harvester, wn, angler, fisher, fisherman, offender, miscreant, transgressor, wrongdoer, apostate, libertine, immoralist
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noun person who has sinned
| Español | pecador, pecadora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 죄인 joein |
| 日本語 | 罪人 |
| 中文 | 罪人 zuìrén |
| हिन्दी | पापी pāpī, विधर्मी vidharmī, अधर्मी adharmī, दुराचारी durācārī, गुनहगार gunahgār |
| Kiswahili | mwenye dhambi |
| Português | pecador, pecadora |
| Français | pécheur, pécheresse |
| Deutsch | Sünder, Sünderin |
| Italiano | peccatore, peccatrice |
| Ελληνικά | αμαρτωλός amartolós |
| Română | păcătos, păcătoasă |
| Русский | гре́шник gréšnik, гре́шница gréšnica |
| Tiếng Việt | tội nhân, người có tội, người phạm tội |
| العربية | خَاطِئ ḵāṭiʔ, خَاطِئَة ḵāṭiʔa, آثِم ʔāṯim, آثِمَة ʔāṯima, عَاصٍ ʕāṣin, عَاصِيَة ʕāṣiya |
| עברית | חוֹטֵא khoté, חוטאת khotét |
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title = {sinner},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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