doomsayer
noun
doom·say·er
ˈdüm-ˌsā-ər 
: one given to forebodings and predictions of impending calamity
Examples of doomsayer in a Sentence
Don't listen to the doomsayers.
doomsayers had been warning for some time that the housing bubble was going to burst
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That’s not my prediction, but the chorus of doomsayers is growing louder.
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Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
But Metzger was not merely a doomsayer.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
That’s not my prediction, but the chorus of doomsayers is growing louder.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
My second piece of advice would be don’t listen to the doomsayers.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 21 Nov. 2024
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Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
But Metzger was not merely a doomsayer.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
That’s not my prediction, but the chorus of doomsayers is growing louder.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
My second piece of advice would be don’t listen to the doomsayers.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 21 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for doomsayer
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“Doomsayer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doomsayer. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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