Worrier

3 definitions found

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

  Wariangle \War`i*an"gle\, n. [OE. wariangel, weryangle; cf. AS.
     wearg outlaw, criminal, OHG, warg, warch, Goth. wargs (in
     comp.), G. w["u]rgengel, i. e., destroying angel, destroyer,
     killer, and E. worry.] (Zool.)
     The red-backed shrike ({Lanius collurio}); -- called also
     {w["u]rger}, {worrier}, and {throttler}. [Written also


     {warriangle}, {weirangle}, etc.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
     [1913 Webster]

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

  Worrier \Wor"ri*er\, n.
     One who worries.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  worrier
       n : thinks about unfortunate things that might happen [syn: {fuss-budget},
            {fusspot}, {worrywart}]