naysayer
naysayer
nounDefinition of NAYSAYER
a person who distrusts other people and believes that everything is done for selfish reasons <those naysayers who attack the integrity of the entire judicial system>
Related Words misandrist, misogynist; doubter, negativist, skeptic; belittler, critic, derider, detractor, scoffer; malcontent; defeatist, quitter
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