noun
laughingstock; butt of a joke; object of ridicule
Refers to a person who is made fun of or ridiculed by others. Often used in social contexts.
彼はクラスの笑われ者になってしまった。
He ended up becoming the laughingstock of the class.
そんなことを言うと、笑われ者
If you say something like that, you'll become a laughingstock.
物笑い also means 'laughingstock' but is less common and slightly more literary. 笑われ者 is more direct and colloquial.
笑い者 is a synonym with the same meaning, but 笑われ者 emphasizes the passive aspect (being laughed at).
Compound of 笑われ (passive stem of 笑う 'to laugh') + 者 ('person'). Literally 'a person who is laughed at'.