worrier
worrier · worriers
A person who worries a great deal, especially unnecessarilyA person who worries a great deal, especially unnecessarily.
US/wˈɝiɚ/
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Meaning
3 sensesA person who worries a great deal, especially unnecessarily.
You are such a worrier! I'm sure everything will turn out all right.
A person who causes worry in others.
An animal that seizes or shakes another by the throat.
More definitions
- thinks about unfortunate things that might happen
Examples
2 sentencesAre you a worrier?
Tom is not a warrior. He is a worrier.
deTom ist kein Kämpfer, sondern ein Zauderer.
Origin
From worry + -er.From worry + -er.
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Forms
plural: worriersSynonyms
14 synonymsobsessiveB2worrywartbag of nervesjitterbugnervous Nellienervous wreckneurotictightasswienerworryguts
one who worries a great deal:bundle of nerves
Close in meaning
- thinks about unfortunate things that might happen:fuss-budgetfusspotworrywart