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calamity howler

calamity howler noun: a person who makes dismal predictions about future catastrophe; a doomsayer.

Noun

calamity howler (plural calamity howlers)

  1. (US, dated, slang) A person who makes dismal predictions about future catastrophe; a doomsayer.

Forms of calamity howler

pluralcalamity howlers

Questions about calamity howler

What does calamity howler mean?
Calamity howler means a person who makes dismal predictions about future catastrophe; a doomsayer.
What part of speech is calamity howler?
Calamity howler is a noun.
What is the plural of calamity howler?
The plural of calamity howler is calamity howlers.

Words near calamity howler in the dictionary

  1. calamitoid
  2. calamitous
  3. calamitously
  4. calamitousness
  5. calamity
  6. calamity howler
  7. calamity howlers
  8. Calamity Jane
  9. calamoid
  10. calamondin
  11. calamondins

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