Usage of "fuss-budget"

Thinks about unfortunate things that might happen.

Synonyms

Examples for "worrier"

I have assumed the role of chief worrier, which is unlike me. 
 Making toast 

I reminded my inner worrier that Amelia could take care of herself. 
 All together dead 

That's something for me to chew on -and I'm a worrier. 
 The Guardian 

There is nothing occult in the suggestion that the worrier cultivate a fad. 
 Why Worry? 

And how different the outlook upon life from that of the marital worrier. 
 Quit Your Worrying! 

I wondered if I'd ever learn not to be such a worrywart. 
 Norway to hide: a passport to peril mystery 

Béla was a nice guy, but he was a worrywart. 
 Cauldron of Ghosts 

So you gotta watch out for that worrywart, workaholic facet of your personality this week. 
 Ebony 

For years Laura had called her a worrywart. 
 Running scared 

One worrywart in the house is enough. 
 Wrangling the redhead 

He was a bit of a fusspot, tended to be ingratiating. 
 Depths 

But the problem is this -the old fusspot absolutely refuses to drink tap-water 
 The Irish Times 

In a whisper, she added, "Allie is being a fusspot." 
 The Fireman 

Birkenhead is nervous by nature; she's also a bit of a fusspot when it comes to her words. 
 The new yorker 

Oh, all right, then, fusspot. 
 Outlander 

Usage of fuss-budget in English

What a fuss-budget you are to be sure, Tom. 
 Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp; Or, The Old Lumberman's Secret 

It is not for herself that the fuss-budget should mend her ways, but for the great good of humanity at large. 
 The Woman Beautiful; or, The Art of Beauty Culture 

If I had a nervous fuss-budget under my care, the first thing I would do would be to feed her well. 
 The Woman Beautiful; or, The Art of Beauty Culture 

Saloons open, and all the prohibitory law-frills the old fuss-budgets can crochet and hang onto the original bush! 
 The Ramrodders: A Novel 

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Meanings of fuss-budget in English