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doomster

[ doom-ster ]
/ ˈdum stər /
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noun
a doomsayer.
Archaic. a judge.
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Origin of doomster

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English domster, probably alteration of demester deemster, by association with dome doom; def. 1 probably a new formation with doom, -ster
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British Dictionary definitions for doomster

doomster
/ (ˈduːmstə) /

noun informal
a person habitually given to predictions of impending disaster or doom
archaic a judge
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