Alarmist

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Alarmist \A*larm"ist\, n. [Cf. F. alarmiste.]
     One prone to sound or excite alarms, especially, needless
     alarms. --Macaulay.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  alarmist
       n : a person who alarms others needlessly