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crapehanger

crapehanger noun: a pessimist or doomsayer.

Noun

crapehanger (plural crapehangers)

  1. A pessimist or doomsayer.

crapehanger meaning in Tamil

crapehanger in Tamil

இருள் பார்வையர்

Forms of crapehanger

pluralcrapehangers
alternative formcrepehanger

Origin of crapehanger

From crape + hanger, from the use of that material in making mourning garments.

Questions about crapehanger

What does crapehanger mean?
Crapehanger means a pessimist or doomsayer.
What is crapehanger in Tamil?
Crapehanger in Tamil is இருள் பார்வையர். See Crapehanger meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is crapehanger?
Crapehanger is a noun.
What is the plural of crapehanger?
The plural of crapehanger is crapehangers.

Words near crapehanger in the dictionary

  1. crape jasmine
  2. crape myrtle
  3. crape myrtles
  4. craped
  5. crapefish
  6. crapehanger
  7. crapehangers
  8. crapehanging
  9. crapelike
  10. crapes
  11. crapette

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Adapted from Wiktionary: crapehanger (page history and authors); crapehanger (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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