pessimist
B2
noun
Freq #28582
Meanings
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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.
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2
noun
a person who expects the worst
Etymology
From French pessimiste, from Latin pessimus (“worst”) + -ist.