boomsayer

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noun

A person who makes optimistic projections about the future, especially with regard to economic prosperity and growth.

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Meanings

nounboomsayer (plural boomsayers)

plural boomsayers

  1. A person who makes optimistic projections about the future, especially with regard to economic prosperity and growth.

    The year 1976 began with high hopes. The stock markets took a euphoric upswing on January 1. But by the end of April, uncertainties began to obtrude, and for the rest of the year, it has been a battle between the doomsayers and the boomsayers. Who will win out?

    1976, Alan Chalkley, "The swing to the right — a refreshing wind of change", Asian Finance, Volume 2, Number 8, November/December 1976

Origin

Blend of boom + doomsayer.

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boomsayer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boomsayer

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