Antonyms for worrier

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : wur-ee, wuhr-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɜr i, ˈwʌr i

Definition of worrier

Origin : Old English wyrgan "to strangle," from West Germanic *wurgijanan (cf. Middle Dutch worghen, Dutch worgen, Old High German wurgen, German würgen "to strangle," Old Norse virgill "rope"), from PIE *wergh- "to turn" (see wring). Related: Worrisome; worrying.
The oldest sense was obsolete in English after c.1600; meaning "annoy, bother, vex," first recorded 1670s, developed from that of "harass by rough or severe treatment" (1550s), as of dogs or wolves attacking sheep. Meaning "to cause mental distress or trouble" is attested from 1822; intransitive sense of "to feel anxiety or mental trouble" is first recorded 1860.

As in infest : adj flood, overrun
As in pessimist : noun person who expects bad outcome
As in nervous Nellie : noun very nervous person
As in niggler : noun critic
As in nitpicker : noun critic
As in quibbler : noun critic
As in critic : noun faultfinder, detractor

Example sentences :

The sufferer from stage-fright can hardly fail to be a worrier.
Extract from : « Why Worry? » by George Lincoln Walton, M.D.

There is nothing occult in the suggestion that the worrier cultivate a fad.
Extract from : « Why Worry? » by George Lincoln Walton, M.D.

The hardest task for the worrier at home is to get away from home.
Extract from : « Why Worry? » by George Lincoln Walton, M.D.

The worrier must learn to realize that he is looking at his sensations, as he does everything else, through a microscope.
Extract from : « Why Worry? » by George Lincoln Walton, M.D.

There is no more danger of insanity attacking the worrier and the delicate than the robust and the indifferent.
Extract from : « Why Worry? » by George Lincoln Walton, M.D.

We may thus, in the worrier whose fears have taken this direction, substitute effort for foreboding.
Extract from : « Why Worry? » by George Lincoln Walton, M.D.

The insistent habit of mind in the worrier has been found to permeate the content of thought, and unfavorably to influence action.
Extract from : « Why Worry? » by George Lincoln Walton, M.D.

A revolutionary effort must be made before the worrier and the folly-doubter can throw off his shackles.
Extract from : « Why Worry? » by George Lincoln Walton, M.D.

The superintendent of a division of line the far side of the Missouri was a worrier, and was personally watching the progress.
Extract from : « The Modern Railroad » by Edward Hungerford

Synonyms for worrier

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