worrier

English

Etymology

From worry +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌɹiə(ɹ)

Noun

worrier (plural worriers)

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. A person who causes worry in others.
3. An animal that seizes or shakes another by the throat.
   • 1886, New Zealand. Parliament, Parliamentary Debates, volume 54, page 401:

     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

• (one who worries a great deal): bundle of nerves, worrywart; see also Thesaurus:worrier
• (one who causes worry in others):

Translations

A person who worries a great deal, especially unnecessarily

A person who causes worry in others