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worriers

worriers is the plural of worrier.

Meaning of worrier

Noun

worrier (plural worriers)

  1. A person who worries a great deal, especially unnecessarily.
    • You are such a worrier! I'm sure everything will turn out all right.
  2. A person who causes worry in others.
  3. An animal that seizes or shakes another by the throat.
    • The person owning a dog which had destroyed sheep could be made to pay for the damage; but the Court should also have an undoubted power to order incurable sheep-worriers to be destroyed.1886, New Zealand. Parliament, Parliamentary Debates, volume 54, page 401

Questions about worriers

What is worriers the plural of?
Worriers is the plural of worrier.

Words near worriers in the dictionary

  1. worried someone sick
  2. worried well
  3. worriedly
  4. worriedness
  5. worrier
  6. worriers
  7. worries
  8. worries along
  9. worries back
  10. worries down
  11. worries someone sick

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