scare|mon|ger

scare|mon|ger
scare|mon|ger «SKAIR MUHNG guhr, -MONG-», noun.
a person who spreads alarming reports; alarmist: »

He declared “scaremongers” are at work attempting to frighten automobile workers with the “bogeyman of automation” (Wall Street Journal).


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