doomsayer

doom·say·er

noun \ˈdüm-ˌsā-ər\

Definition of DOOMSAYER

: one given to forebodings and predictions of impending calamity

— doom·say·ing \-ˌsā-iŋ\ noun

Examples of DOOMSAYER

1. Don't listen to the doomsayers.
2. <doomsayers had been saying for some time that the housing bubble was going to burst>

First Known Use of DOOMSAYER

1953

Related to DOOMSAYER

Synonyms: Cassandra, Chicken Little, doomsdayer, doomster

Antonyms: optimist, Pollyanna

Related Words: defeatist, fatalist; naysayer, negativist, pessimist; handwringer, worrier, worrywart

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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