worrier

English

noun

Definitions

A person who worries a great deal, especially unnecessarily.
A person who causes worry in others.
An animal that seizes or shakes another by the throat.

Etymology

Suffix from English worry (harass).

Origin

English

worry

Gloss

harass

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

beworry English
worricow English
worrieth English
worrily English
worriment English
worrisome English
worry English
worry-free English
worryguts English
worrying English
worryless English
worryment English
worrywart English
worien Middle English
wari Tok Pisin