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Meaning of "doomsayer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DOOMSAYER

doomsayer  [ˈduːmseɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOOMSAYER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Doomsayer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DOOMSAYER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of doomsayer in the English dictionary

The definition of doomsayer in the dictionary is someone who always predicts the worst outcome.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOOMSAYER


aldea
ælˈdeɪə
assayer
æˈseɪə
calisaya
ˌkælɪˈseɪə
Eritrea
ˌɛrɪˈtreɪə
essayer
ˈɛseɪə
Gaia
ˈɡeɪə
gainsayer
ˌɡeɪnˈseɪə
Himalaya
ˌhɪməˈleɪə
layer
ˈleɪə
MP3-player
ˌempiːˈθriːˌpleɪə
multiplayer
ˈmʌltɪˌpleɪə
naysayer
ˈneɪseɪə
payer
ˈpeɪə
player
ˈpleɪə
sayer
ˈseɪə
slayer
ˈsleɪə
soothsayer
ˈsuːθˌseɪə
surveyor
sɜːˈveɪə
taxpayer
ˈtæksˌpeɪə
yeasayer
ˈyeɪˌseɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOOMSAYER

doolie
Doolittle
doom
doom palm
doom-laden
doom-monger
doomed
doomful
doomfully
doomily
doomsday
Doomsday Book
doomsday clock
doomsday cult
doomsman
doomster
doomwatch
doomy
doon
doona

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOOMSAYER

basketball player
bass player
boundary layer
bricklayer
CD player
DVD player
football player
Mayer
metayer
monolayer
MP3 player
multilayer
on a wing and a prayer
prayer
soccer player
sprayer
team player
tennis player
the Lord´s Prayer
video player

Synonyms and antonyms of doomsayer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «doomsayer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOOMSAYER

Find out the translation of doomsayer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of doomsayer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «doomsayer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

末日预言者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

agorero
570 millions of speakers

English

doomsayer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

doomsayer
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

doomsayer
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прорицатель конца света
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

doomsayer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

doomsayer
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prophète de malheur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Doomsayer
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schwarzseher
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悲観論者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비관
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Doomsayer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

doomsayer
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

doomsayer
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डोंममेयर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

doomsayer
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Doomsayer
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głupolem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

віщун кінця світу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

doomsayer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

doomsayer
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

doomsayer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

doomsayer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

doomsayer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of doomsayer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOOMSAYER»

The term «doomsayer» is regularly used and occupies the 89.712 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOOMSAYER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «doomsayer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «doomsayer» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about doomsayer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOOMSAYER»

Discover the use of doomsayer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to doomsayer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Lady Victorius
Why, you are to become members of my undead legion.” Doomsayer gives the monk a maniacal smile, as his statement finally gives the elf a reason to look up. “ Don't they have to be dead first?” Mayhem asks to clarify Doomsayer's statement.
Stacy A. Wright, 2010
2
Dragon's Fang: The End of Times
Doomsayer asks, holding his hand over the wound, and then revealing the blood on his palm and fingers. “Because I want to be sure to honor this guy, when I put you down for good,” Nick declares, as he rushes Doomsayer's position, calling ...
Stacy A. Wright, 2011
3
The Doomsayer: The Survivalist
John Thomas Rourke, ex-CIA Covert Operations Officer, weapons expert, and survival authority, is pursuing the trail of his wife and children from whom he was separated when World War III began.
Jerry Ahern, 2011
4
Coping with OCD: Practical Strategies for Living Well with ...
But ironically and paradoxically, to rid your life of the most toxic influences of OCD, you must first acknowledge its presence in your life. The best way to quiet the Doomsayer is to do the seemingly impossible and unspeakable: make friends  ...
Troy DuFrene, Bruce M. Hyman, 2008
5
Anthropic Bias: Observation Selection Effects in Science and ...
And the doomsayer can be even more confident that the total value will not exceed thirty times the sample value. Additionally, Korb and Oliver's example assumes that the doomsayer doesn't take any additional information into account when ...
Nick Bostrom, 2002
6
Extreme Programming for Web Projects
The doomsayer, or naysayer, is anyone on the team who senses a problem and brings it to the attention of the team. (Let's hope it isn't always the tester.) By the way, the doomsayer role is symbolic and played by different people at different ...
Doug Wallace, Isobel Raggett, Joel Aufgang, 2003
7
The End of the World As We Know It: Faith, Fatalism, and ...
In particular, the stereotyped image of a bearded and robed doomsayer holding a sign with some humorous twist or wordplay is a frequent object of parody. For instance, an illustration by Gahan Wilson depicts an anguished, bearded ...
Daniel N. Wojcik, 1999
8
The Silver Hand: Book Two in The Song of Albion Trilogy
JBttr. DOOMSAYER. w. e carried the body of Meldryn Mawr down from high Findargad to be buried in the Hill of Kings. Three horses pulled the wagon: a red and a white to draw the bier, and a black to lead them. I walked at the head of the  ...
Stephen Lawhead, 2006
9
Unnatural Selection: Choosing Boys Over Girls, and the ...
THE. DOOMSAYER. Countless millions of people would leap at the oppor- tunity to breed male: no compulsion or even propaganda would be needed to encourage its use. —MICROBIOLOGIST JOHN POSTGATE, WRITING IN NEW ...
Mara Hvistendahl, 2011
10
North and South: Mysery Loves Company
Since this is the case, he simply continues to do what he has to do, to keep the dark Lord from gaining the upper hand. First, he uses distraction. "Let me ask you somethin, spooky man. Do you know an evil villain known as Doomsayer?
Stacy Wright, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOOMSAYER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term doomsayer is used in the context of the following news items.
1
History is Fast Approaching
Doomsayer. Not going to happen. Outlandish rubbish. Ridiculous. You're dreamin'. These are the predictable and very understandable ... «Money Morning Australia, Jul 15»
2
MARKET REPORT: FTSE trounced by Asian woes as copper and …
The serial doomsayer issued a buy recommendation with a 395p price target and said hope of a share buyback and the government's planned ... «This is Money, Jul 15»
3
Review: Emotional adventure Inside Out among Pixar's best
There's the glass-half-full Joy (Amy Poehler), skittery doomsayer Fear (Bill Hader), determined justice-seeker Anger (Lewis Black), gatekeeper ... «Manawatu Standard, Jul 15»
4
Mac's Layup Drill: Phil blindsided, Yankees-A-Rod perfect together …
I may not be the doomsayer some are when it comes to the franchise situation as of today, but I absolutely did think last week would turn out ... «SILive.com, Jul 15»
5
Joseph Kabuleta, the Sports Analyst-Turned-Doomsayer
A highly-acclaimed scribe, Joseph Kabuleta, aka Joe Kabs, has projected himself to be one of the most recognised sports analysts in Uganda. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
6
BA gov't backs Kicillof's 'vulture' strategy
... failed Fernando de la Rúa administration and calling him a “doomsayer,” casting him along orthodox economists who have made pessimistic ... «Buenos Aires Herald, Jul 15»
7
Technological Unemployment and Personal Well-being: Does Work …
Carr has a bit of a reputation as a technology-doomsayer. But I think he sometimes makes some reasonable points. His argument on work is ... «Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Jul 15»
8
Techweek brings a taste of Silicon Valley to Chicago—for better or …
In the book, the former tech evangelist turned doomsayer questions our popular narrative about the Brave New World of Web 2.0, that it's a ... «Chicago Reader, Jul 15»
9
In focus: candidates' main economic advisers
... emphasizing his role in the ultimately failed Fernando de la Rúa administration and calling him a “doomsayer,” casting him along orthodox ... «Buenos Aires Herald, Jun 15»
10
A Simple Recipe for the Future
No one likes to be a doomsayer or preacher. But waste is waste. It is wrong to leave a room worse than how one found it. Call it bad manners at ... «CounterPunch, Jun 15»

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