"worrier" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: worriers [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌɹiə(ɹ) Etymology: worry + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|worry|er}} worry + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} worrier (plural worriers)
  1. A person who worries a great deal, especially unnecessarily. Synonyms (one who worries a great deal): bundle of nerves
    Sense id: en-worrier-en-noun-9CVxQOyQ Disambiguation of 'one who worries a great deal': 86 13 1
  2. A person who causes worry in others.
    Sense id: en-worrier-en-noun-CBzFLLPx
  3. An animal that seizes or shakes another by the throat.
    Sense id: en-worrier-en-noun-U3gLlv5W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 62 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 25 24 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: worrywart, bag of nerves, jitterbug, nervous Nellie, nervous wreck, neurotic, tightass [mildly, slang, vulgar], wiener [US], worrier, worryguts Hypernyms: coward Hyponyms: hypochondriac Related terms: agonize [verb], nervous [adjective]

Inflected forms

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