"doomster" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: doomsters [plural]
Etymology: doom + -ster Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|doom|ster}} doom + -ster Head templates: {{en-noun}} doomster (plural doomsters)
  1. Someone who predicts doom. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: doomsayer, doomer, pessimist
    Sense id: en-doomster-en-noun-vZYNYXq8 Disambiguation of People: 92 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ster Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ster: 50 50
  2. (Scotland, archaic) A judge; a deemster. Tags: Scotland, archaic
    Sense id: en-doomster-en-noun-Etk6qdlL Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ster Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ster: 50 50

Inflected forms

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