NAYSAYER

Meaning of NAYSAYER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnā-ˌsā-ər, -ˌser ]

noun

Date: 1721

: one who denies, refuses, opposes, or is skeptical or cynical about something

• nay-say·ing -ˌsā-iŋ noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

NAYSAYER — noun Date: 1721 one who denies, refuses, opposes, or is skeptical or cynical about something, nay-saying noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NAYSAYER — noun see naysay II
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NAYSAYER — /nay"say'euhr/ , n. a person who habitually expresses negative or pessimistic views: Despite a general feeling that things were going …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NAYSAYER — n. one who refuses, one who says no
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NAYSAYER — [nay.say.er] n (1721): one who denies, refuses, opposes, or is skeptical or cynical about something -- nay-say.ing n
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NAYSAYER — naysayer BrE AmE ˈneɪ ˌseɪ ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ naysayer|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NAYSAYER — Synonyms and related words : anomaly, bitter-ender, brawler, crosspatch, defeatist, defendant, denier, diehard, disputant, dissenter, dissentient, dissident, freak, individualist, inner-directed …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
NAYSAYER — n. denier, refuser, disdainer, rejecter or rejector; prophet of doom, pessimist, sceptic, dissenter, defeatist Don't expect any encouragement from a …
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NAYSAYER — Критик
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
NAYSAYER — n. Pronunciation: ' n ā - ˌ s ā - ə r, - ˌ ser Function: noun Date: 1721 : …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NAY-SAYING — noun see: naysayer
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NAYSAY — I. ˈnāˌsā noun Etymology: nay (I) + say, n.; after the phrase to say one nay : refusal , denial …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NAYSAY — /nay"say'/ , v.t., naysaid, naysaying . to say nay to; deny; reject; oppose. [ 1765-75; NAY + SAY 1 , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOOMSAYER — — doomsaying , adj. , n. /doohm"say'euhr/ , n. a person who predicts impending misfortune or disaster. [ 1950-55; DOOM …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NAY-SAYING — see naysayer
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEATRICE — the niece of Leonato in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. As the feisty, sharp-tongued antagonist to Benedick, a fellow naysayer …
Britannica English vocabulary
NAYSAY — v. (3rd sing. present -says; past and past part. -said) esp. US 1 intr. utter a denial or refusal. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NAYSAY — v. (3rd sing. present -says; past and past part. -said) esp. US 1 intr. utter a denial or refusal. 2 …
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WRANGLER
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SPORT
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SCRAPPER
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RESISTER — Synonyms and related words : bitter-ender, brawler, defendant, diehard, disputant, dissentient, dissident, intransigent, irreconcilable, last-ditcher, litigant, naysayer, negativist, noncooperator, objector, …
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QUARRELER
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PROTESTER — Synonyms and related words : apostate, bitter-ender, brawler, defendant, demurrer, diehard, disputant, dissenter, dissentient, dissident, intransigent, irreconcilable, last-ditcher, litigant, naysayer, …
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PLAINTIFF — Synonyms and related words : accessory, accusant, accuser, allegator, appellant, bitter-ender, brawler, claimant, complainant, defendant, delator, diehard, disputant, dissentient, dissident, …
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OPPOSER — Synonyms and related words : adversary, antagonist, anti, bitter-ender, brawler, con, defendant, diehard, disputant, dissentient, dissident, intransigent, irreconcilable, last-ditcher, litigant, …
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ODDBALL
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OBSTRUCTIONIST — Synonyms and related words : bitter-ender, brawler, defendant, diehard, disputant, dissentient, dissident, filibuster, filibusterer, frustrater, hinderer, impeder, intransigent, irreconcilable, last-ditcher, …
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OBJECTOR — Synonyms and related words : apostate, bitter-ender, brawler, defendant, demurrer, diehard, disputant, dissenter, dissentient, dissident, intransigent, irreconcilable, last-ditcher, litigant, naysayer, …
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NONCONFORMIST
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NEGATIVIST — Synonyms and related words : Cassandra, Eeyore, bitter-ender, brawler, calamity howler, cynic, defeatist, defendant, diehard, disputant, dissentient, dissident, filibuster, filibusterer, …
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MISFIT — Synonyms and related words : Bohemian, anomaly, beatnik, black sheep, blemish, crosspatch, deviant, dissenter, dropout, eccentric, flower child, foreign body, …
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