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calamitist

calamitist noun: an extreme pessimist or doomsayer.

Noun

calamitist (plural calamitists)

  1. An extreme pessimist or doomsayer.

Forms of calamitist

pluralcalamitists

Origin of calamitist

From calamity + -ist.

Questions about calamitist

What does calamitist mean?
Calamitist means an extreme pessimist or doomsayer.
What part of speech is calamitist?
Calamitist is a noun.
What is the plural of calamitist?
The plural of calamitist is calamitists.

Words near calamitist in the dictionary

  1. calamite
  2. Calamitean
  3. calamites
  4. calamitic
  5. calamities
  6. calamitist
  7. calamitists
  8. calamitoid
  9. calamitous
  10. calamitously
  11. calamitousness

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