naysayer

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Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
13
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈneɪˌseɪ.ə(ɹ)/ (UK)
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/ˈneɪˌseɪ.ə(ɹ)/ (UK) · /ˈneɪˌseɪ.ɚ/ (US)

Definition of naysayer

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. One who consistently denies, criticizes, or doubts; a detractor.
    “He ignored the naysayers and succeeded with his idea.”
    “As for the IRP, Secretary of State Grant Shapps continues to peddle snake oil, smoke and mirrors. His reaction to near-universal IRP condemnation from politicians, local and national media, and all but a few rail specialists was to dismiss the lot of us (in the condescending and patronising tone we have now come to expect) as "critics and naysayers".”

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Etymology

Origin: 1715–1725, from nay + say + -er, equivalent to naysay + -er. First recorded use: 1721.

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