"sayer" meaning in All languages combined

See sayer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: sayers [plural]
Etymology: From say + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|say|er|id2=agent noun}} say + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} sayer (plural sayers)
  1. One who says; one who makes announcements; a crier. Derived forms: boomsayer, doomsayer, gainsayer, meh-sayer, naysayer, smooth-sayer, soothsayer, southsayer, withsayer, yeasayer

Inflected forms

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        },
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          "word": "naysayer"
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        {
          "word": "smooth-sayer"
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        },
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      "word": "gainsayer"
    },
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      "word": "naysayer"
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    {
      "word": "smooth-sayer"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    },
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    },
    {
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    }
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    }
  ],
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