Wiktionary
FLEER, verb. To make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn; to deride; to sneer; to mock; to gibe.
FLEER, verb. To grin with an air of civility; to leer.
FLEER, noun. One who flees
Dictionary definition
FLEER, noun. Someone who flees from an uncongenial situation; "fugitives from the sweatshops".
FLEER, noun. Contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words.
FLEER, verb. To smirk contemptuously.
Wise words
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry
and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.
