yeasayer

yea·say·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [yey-sey-er]
- /ˈyeɪˌseɪ ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [yey-sey-er]
- /ˈyeɪˌseɪ ər/

Definitions of yeasayer word

noun yeasayer a person with an optimistic and confident outlook. 1
noun yeasayer a person who habitually agrees with or is submissive to others. 1
noun yeasayer One whose attitude is positive, optimistic, confidently affirmative. 1
noun yeasayer an uncritical person who usually agrees with proposals 0
noun yeasayer an optimistic or positive person 0
noun yeasayer a person who has an affirmative or positive attitude toward life 0

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Origin of yeasayer

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20; yea1 + (nay)sayer

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Parts of speech for Yeasayer

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Yeasayer

yeasayer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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