crapehanger
English
noun
Definitions
- A pessimist or doomsayer.
Etymology
Compound from English crape + English hanger.
Origin
English
hanger
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- apehanger English
- byhanger English
- cliffhanger English
- crape English
- crapehanging English
- crapelike English
- crapy English
- crepehanger English
- doorhanger English
- goalhanger English
- hang English
- hanger English
- hanger steak English
- hangerless English
- onhanger English
- paperhanger English
- pothanger English
- straphanger English
- ハンガー Japanese
- hanger Middle English
- hanger Cebuano