doom-monger

English

Etymology

doom +‎ monger

Noun

doom-monger (plural doom-mongers)

1. A person who prophesies doom.
   • 2022 September 21, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Truss and Trevelyan lead a team new to the railways”, in RAIL, number 966, page 10:

     Trevelyan has been criticised for claiming, in 2012, that there was "clear evidence that the ice caps aren't melting at all" and that "we aren't getting hotter - global warming isn't actually happening". In a series of tweets unearthed by Labour opponents, she labelled some climate scientists as "doom-mongers".

Related terms

• doom-mongering