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doom-and-gloomer

doom-and-gloomer noun: a person who predicts doom and gloom; a pessimist, naysayer, or Cassandra.

Noun

doom-and-gloomer (plural doom-and-gloomers)

  1. (informal) A person who predicts doom and gloom; a pessimist, naysayer, or Cassandra.

Synonyms of doom-and-gloomer

Forms of doom-and-gloomer

pluraldoom-and-gloomers

Origin of doom-and-gloomer

From doom and gloom + -er.

Questions about doom-and-gloomer

What does doom-and-gloomer mean?
Doom-and-gloomer means a person who predicts doom and gloom; a pessimist, naysayer, or Cassandra.
What part of speech is doom-and-gloomer?
Doom-and-gloomer is a noun.
What is the plural of doom-and-gloomer?
The plural of doom-and-gloomer is doom-and-gloomers.

Words near doom-and-gloomer in the dictionary

  1. doom rock
  2. doom scrolling
  3. doom spending
  4. doom'd
  5. doom-and-gloom
  6. doom-and-gloomer
  7. doom-and-gloomers
  8. doom-monger
  9. doom-mongering
  10. doom-mongers
  11. doom-scrolling

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