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naysayer

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈneɪˌseɪɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(nā′sā′ər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
nay•say•er /ˈneɪˌseɪɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a person who by habit expresses negative or pessimistic views.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
nay•say•er  (nā′sā′ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person who habitually expresses negative or pessimistic views:Despite a general feeling that things were going well, a few naysayers tried to cast gloom.
  • nay + say1 + -er1 1715–25

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