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doomsayer
noun doom·say·er \ˈdüm-ˌsā-ər\
: someone who predicts that bad things will happen
Full Definition of DOOMSAYER
: one given to forebodings and predictions of impending calamity
— doom·say·ing \-ˌsā-iŋ\ noun
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First Known Use of DOOMSAYER
1953
Related to DOOMSAYER
- Synonyms
- Cassandra, Chicken Little, doomsdayer, doomster
Rhymes with DOOMSAYER
arrayer, assayer, ballplayer, belayer, betrayer, bilayer, bricklayer, cardplayer, conveyor, crocheter, decayer, delayer, D layer, doomsdayer, E layer, essayer, F layer, forayer, gainsayer, horseplayer, inlayer, inveigher, manslayer, minelayer, naysayer, obeyer, portrayer, purveyor, ratepayer, soothsayer, swordplayer, surveyor, taxpayer, tracklayer, yea-sayer
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