despairer

English

Etymology

despair +‎ -er

Noun

despairer (plural despairers)

  1. One who despairs.
    • 1666, John Dryden, Annus Mirabilis: The Year of Wonders, 1666
      He cheers the fearful, and commends the bold, / And makes despairers hope for good success.
    • 1866, Matthew Arnold, Thrysis A Monody
      Too quick despairer, wherefore wilt thou go?
    • 1892?, Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass
      O despairer, here is my neck.

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