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yeasayers

yeasayers is the plural of yeasayer.

Meaning of yeasayer

Noun

yeasayer (plural yeasayers)

  1. One whose attitude is positive, optimistic, confidently affirmative.
    Synonyms:
    optimist, can-doer
  2. (derogatory) 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
    Antonyms:
    naysayer, nay-sayer

Forms of yeasayers

alternative formyea-sayers

Questions about yeasayers

What is yeasayers the plural of?
Yeasayers is the plural of yeasayer.

Words near yeasayers in the dictionary

  1. Yearys
  2. yeas
  3. yeasaid
  4. yeasay
  5. yeasayer
  6. yeasayers
  7. yeasaying
  8. yeasayings
  9. yeasays
  10. yeast
  11. yeast artificial chromosome

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