merchant of doom



merchant of doom

A person who always focuses on the potential negative outcomes of a situation. I refuse to watch the evening news anymore because the reporters have all become merchants of doom.
See also: doom, merchant, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Oghenekevwe-Western African, Urhobo
MoÏSe-French
Estella[e'stelə]
Toma (2)TO-mah (Croatian, Serbian)Romanian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Georgian
Malina (1)-Scottish
ArlenAHR-lənEnglish