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doom-monger

doom-monger noun: a person who prophesies doom.

Noun

doom-monger (plural doom-mongers)

  1. A person who prophesies doom.
    • Trevelyan has been criticised for claiming, in 2012, that there was "clear evidence that the ice caps aren't melting at all" and that "we aren't getting hotter - global warming isn't actually happening". In a series of tweets unearthed by Labour opponents, she labelled some climate scientists as...2022 September 21, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Truss and Trevelyan lead a team new to the railways”, in RAIL, number 966, page 10

Forms of doom-monger

pluraldoom-mongers

Origin of doom-monger

From doom + monger.

Questions about doom-monger

What does doom-monger mean?
Doom-monger means a person who prophesies doom.
What part of speech is doom-monger?
Doom-monger is a noun.
What is the plural of doom-monger?
The plural of doom-monger is doom-mongers.

Words near doom-monger in the dictionary

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

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