Worrier

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
A person who worries a great deal, especially unnecessarily.
"You are such a worrier! I'm sure everything will turn out all right."
2
thinks about unfortunate things that might happen wordnet
3
A person who causes worry in others.
4
An animal that seizes or shakes another by the throat.
"The person owning a dog which had destroyed sheep could be made to pay for the damage; but the Court should also have an undoubted power to order incurable sheep-worriers to be destroyed."

Synonyms

worrywart bag of nerves bundle of nerves fuss budget fuss-budget fusspot

Example

"Tom is not a warrior. He is a worrier."

Etymology

From worry + -er.

Related phrases

bundle of nerves

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