Usually means: Pessimist who expects the worst.
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  1. crapehanger: Merriam-Webster
  2. crapehanger: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. crapehanger: Collins English Dictionary
  4. crapehanger: Wiktionary
  5. crapehanger: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. crapehanger: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  7. crapehanger: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. crapehanger: Dictionary.com
  9. crapehanger: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  10. crapehanger: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. crapehanger: A Word A Day

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▸ noun:  A pessimist or doomsayer.

Similar:
crepehanger, doom-and-gloomer, gloom-and-doomer, gloomleader, croaker, calamity howler, gloomster, cragger, crabber, crapmeister, more...

Opposite:
optimist, positive thinker, hopeful

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Similar:
crepehanger, doom-and-gloomer, gloom-and-doomer, gloomleader, croaker, calamity howler, gloomster, cragger, crabber, crapmeister, more...

Opposite:
optimist, positive thinker, hopeful



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