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Meanings of worrier in English

Thinks about unfortunate things that might happen.

Synonyms
Examples for "worrywart"
Examples for "worrywart"
1
I wondered if I'd ever learn not to be such a worrywart.
Norway to hide: a passport to peril mystery
2
Béla was a nice guy, but he was a worrywart.
Cauldron of Ghosts
3
So you gotta watch out for that worrywart, workaholic facet of your personality this week.
Ebony
4
For years Laura had called her a worrywart.
Running scared
5
One worrywart in the house is enough.
Wrangling the redhead
1
He was a bit of a fusspot, tended to be ingratiating.
Depths
2
But the problem is this -the old fusspot absolutely refuses to drink tap-water
The Irish Times
3
In a whisper, she added, "Allie is being a fusspot."
The Fireman
4
Birkenhead is nervous by nature; she's also a bit of a fusspot when it comes to her words.
The new yorker
5
Oh, all right, then, fusspot.
Outlander
1
What a fuss-budget you are to be sure, Tom.
Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp; Or, The Old Lumberman's Secret
2
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
3
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
4
Saloons open, and all the prohibitory law-frills the old fuss-budgets can crochet and hang onto the original bush!
The Ramrodders: A Novel
Usage of worrier in English
1
I have assumed the role of chief worrier, which is unlike me.
Making toast
2
I reminded my inner worrier that Amelia could take care of herself.
All together dead
3
That's something for me to chew on -and I'm a worrier.
The Guardian
4
There is nothing occult in the suggestion that the worrier cultivate a fad.
Why Worry?
5
And how different the outlook upon life from that of the marital worrier.
Quit Your Worrying!
6
The sufferer from stage-fright can hardly fail to be a worrier.
Why Worry?
7
She was the chief worrier, after all, and always had been.
Mad enough to marry
8
The greatest damage by worry is done in the hypochondriac, the worrier about health.
The Foundations of Personality
9
How serenely Nature rebukes the impatience of the fretful worrier.
Quit Your Worrying!
10
The hardest task for the worrier at home is to get away from home.
Why Worry?
11
For someone who's a natural worrier, that just feeds on all of your fears.
The new yorker
12
As you can tell, I'm a bit of a worrier.
Welcome to Camp Nightmare
13
Who has not met with this nervous species of worrier?
Quit Your Worrying!
14
She's a worrier, of course, but it's more than that.
The Independence of Claire
15
Eat clean, exercise and be a warrior not a worrier!
The South African
16
She is in her third year of medical school and she is a natural worrier.
Within arm's reach
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