pessimist

B2
US /ˈpɛsɪmɪst/
noun Freq #28582

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    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
    noun

    a person who expects the worst

Etymology

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

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