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Meanings of nay-sayer in English

A person who consistently denies, rejects, criticises or doubts an idea or proposal.

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        Examples for "naysayer"
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        Russia, another naysayer in the past, has been signalling some flexibility.
        Reuters
        2
        The meditations of Martha Cochrane...the project's official naysayer...are worth any number of clever entertainments.
        The new yorker
        3
        Cogan is not some EV-naysayer wedded to internal combustion.
        Wired
        4
        I say to all the naysayers: The best is yet to come.
        Super Sad True Love Story: A Novel
        5
        In recent years, Levitt and Dubner have attracted a number of naysayers.
        The Guardian
        Usage of nay-sayer in English
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        No one likes to be a nay-sayer.
        Reuters
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        Have a look… Now, the nay-sayers are entitled to their view.
        The Irish Times
        3
        He really was helping me to disarm any more potential nay-sayers.
        Past malice: an emma fielding mystery
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        By doing what makes US happy, no matter the nay-sayers.
        News.com.au
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        Is it going to sway the nay-sayers, and make everyone get a smart thermostat?
        Wired
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        But you can't deny his staying power and he seems to have outlasted the nay-sayers.
        Radio NZ
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        And, with the stiff predictability of a Greek chorus, the nay-sayers are all over it.
        The Guardian
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        Julius Malema is in the camp of the nay-sayers and went public with his apathy towards ConCourt's historic decision.
        The South African
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        Despite some of the nay-sayers, this moment of national unity feels like a genuine expression of happiness across the country.
        The South African
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        But the anti-independence campaign must avoid the danger of presenting itself as weary 'nay-sayers' or lacking confidence in Scotland's innate abilities.
        Reuters
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        But as 2002 moves from spring training to the games of summer to the playoffs, the nay-sayers are in for some surprises.
        Reuters
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        There are, of course, the nay-sayers, putting it down as mere snake-oil salesmanship, but gradually the majority are beginning to sway in the other direction.
        The Irish Times
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        With all votes counted in the ex-Soviet republic, supporters led nay-sayers by 67 per cent to 32.3, with 0.7 per cent of ballots invalid.
        The Irish Times
        Nay-sayer through the time