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Pessimist

//ˈpɛsɪmɪst// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things.

    "I will not marry a pessimist, a born loser, a fellow who has no fight in him."

  2. 2
    a person who expects the worst wordnet

Etymology

From French pessimiste, from Latin pessimus (“worst”) + -ist.

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