- yea-sayer
- noun Date: 1920 1. one whose attitude is that of confident affirmation 2. yes-man
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yeasayer — /yay say euhr/, n. 1. a person with an optimistic and confident outlook. 2. a person who habitually agrees with or is submissive to others. [1915 20; YEA + (NAY)SAYER] * * * … Universalium
