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doomsdayer

American  
[doomz-dey-er] / ˈdumzˌdeɪ ər /

noun

  1. a doomsayer.

Etymology

Origin of doomsdayer

First recorded in 1970–75; doomsday + -er 1

Example Sentences

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Aurora, the most cynical of the group, is an ecological “doomsdayer” who plans to flee to the forest and listen to “the distant echoes of civilization’s demise” from there.

From New York Times

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