Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doomsayer

/ˈdumˌseɪ.ɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables: doom-say-er
IPA: /ˈdumˌseɪ.ɚ/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who makes dire predictions about the future; one who predicts doom.

Example Sentences

"Even from the doomsayers you hear reflections of hope. Nobody wants "it" to happen. In his darkest moments, man is aware that, while he may be limited, humankind need not be."
"4: THE DOOMSAYERS¶ So many people have written so many books and articles forecasting doom at the end of the twentieth century that we cannot possibly do credit to all of them here."
"He is not a doomsayer or a conspiracy theorist. A ceramist, Mr. Kunze simply inhabits a longer view of history, one in which humans are the dinosaurs, facing down a probable extinction."
"Critics of the doomsayers, meanwhile, are becoming more outspoken."

Etymology

From doom + sayer.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdumˌseɪ.ɚ/
British English: /ˈduːmˌseɪ.ə/

Inflected Forms

doomsayers (plural)

Derived Forms

boomsayer

Frequently Paired Words

doomsaying doomer doomist pessimist millenarian millenarianist millenarist millenialist

Synonyms

apocalyptic apocalypticist doomsdayer doomtard

Rhymes With

player mayor layer mayer slayer surveyor conveyor bayer payer thayer maier beyer

Questions

How do you pronounce doomsayer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdumˌseɪ.ɚ/.
What does doomsayer mean?: One who makes dire predictions about the future; one who predicts doom.
Where does doomsayer come from?: From doom + sayer.

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