yeasayer
Syllables: yea·say·erUK/ˈjeɪˌseɪ.ə(ɹ)/US/ˈjeɪˌseɪ.ɚ/
yeasayer noun: one whose attitude is positive, optimistic, confidently affirmative.
Noun
yeasayer (plural yeasayers)
- One whose attitude is positive, optimistic, confidently affirmative.
- One who habitually agrees uncritically.
- The “yeasayer effect” arises in AI models trained using reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF)—human “data labellers” rate the answer generated by the model as being either acceptable or not.2025 June 14, Melissa Heikkilä, “AI leaders rein in ‘sycophantic’ chatbots that flatter users”, in FT Weekend (Companies & Markets section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 12
yeasayer meaning in Tamil and Arabic
yeasayer in Tamil
- முகமனார்
yeasayer in Arabic
- who habitually agrees uncritically
- إِمَّعَة ʔimmaʕa
Synonyms of yeasayer
Antonyms
Forms of yeasayer
| plural | yeasayers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | yea-sayer |
Origin of yeasayer
From yeasay + -er. By analogy with naysayer. First use appears c. 1584.
Questions about yeasayer
- What does yeasayer mean?
- Yeasayer means one whose attitude is positive, optimistic, confidently affirmative.
- What is yeasayer in Tamil?
- Yeasayer in Tamil is முகமனார். See Yeasayer meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is yeasayer?
- Yeasayer is a noun.
- How do you pronounce yeasayer?
- Yeasayer is pronounced /ˈjeɪˌseɪ.ə(ɹ)/ (UK).
- What is the plural of yeasayer?
- The plural of yeasayer is yeasayers.
Words near yeasayer in the dictionary
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