worrier

American  

[wur-ee-er, wuhr-] / ˈwɜr i ər, ˈwʌr- /

noun

• worriers
  plural

1. a person who tends to fret or be tormented by anxious or disturbing thoughts.

   As an obsessive worrier, I often sense danger where others sense nothing.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• worriers
  plural

Etymology

Origin of worrier

worry ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

worrier worriers

He was a constant worrier who never let the gas gauge on our secondhand Pontiac fall below three quarters full.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

"The Judge was a fearless warrior; Robin Arnold Smith was a frantic worrier," he wrote.

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025

But it’s been a while and, as you might guess from her movie roles, she tends to be a bit of a worrier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2024

“I’ve been a worrier all my life, but a happy worrier,” said Mr. Schumer, Democrat of New York and the majority leader.

From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2022

She was back to being the fourth Vanderbeeker, first-class worrier and the shyest kid on 141st Street.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

The worriers fret that in so doing, we further rip the country asunder because, uh, what if it doesn’t work out the way the purists had hoped?

From Slate ● Jan. 19, 2024

"We are the descendants of worriers, so our bodies are wired to respond in this way."

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2023

For inflation worriers, consumer goods firms bear close watching.

From Reuters ● Feb. 9, 2023

The worriers among Mariners fans had plenty to fret about Friday, and the skeptics could point to warning signs that foretell trouble ahead.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2022

And since all parents are worriers she was convinced that all her friends had the same problems.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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• cynic