doom-and-gloomer

noun

A person who predicts doom and gloom; a pessimist, naysayer, or Cassandra.

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gloom-and-doomer
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Meanings

noundoom-and-gloomer (plural doom-and-gloomers)

plural doom-and-gloomers

  1. informalA person who predicts doom and gloom; a pessimist, naysayer, or Cassandra.

    Synonyms: gloom-and-doomer

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who predicts doom and gloom; a pessimist, naysayer, or Cassandra.

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gloom-and-doomer

Origin

From doom and gloom + -er.

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APA

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

MLA

“doom-and-gloomer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doom-and-gloomer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doom-and-gloomer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doom-and-gloomer.

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