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sayers

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for sayers.

Editorial note

It works far better than nay-sayers want to let on, and has done so for almost 2 decades.

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Quick take

An English surname originating as an occupation common in Sussex.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of sayers gathered in one view.

noun

An English surname originating as an occupation common in Sussex.

noun

An unincorporated community in Bexar County, Texas, United States.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sayers.

noun

An English surname originating as an occupation common in Sussex.

noun

An unincorporated community in Bexar County, Texas, United States.

Example sentences

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It works far better than nay-sayers want to let on, and has done so for almost 2 decades.

2

Just because it sounds hard and there are lots of challenges, don't give in to the nay sayers.

3

He's got a nice suit and a mastery of language that makes nay-sayers look like conspiracy theorists.

4

Internet comments are a poor way of gauging sentiment; they tend to overrepresent cranky nay-sayers, who disproportionately benefit from venting.

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Before all the 'hardware nay-sayers' get started, think about this: the Pandora happened, without Valve.

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For all the nay sayers, this information provided is for the good of all.

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It's pure envy and all these nay sayers have let it consume them, it's utterly pathetic of them and shows sub-human decency.

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I personally don't care, but a lot of people end up holding it against us retarded-sayers.

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I think it's a positively game changing technology, and I hope this is just a short transitional generation of nay-sayers.

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According to the 'nay-sayers' logic, we should stop giving green card/citizenship through marriage, b/c maybe 15% of them are fraud.

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I'm glad Cameron has defeated all the nay-sayers and made something grand; I for one will be sure to see it.

12

Wouldn't it benefit him more to let the nay-sayers nay say?

Quote examples

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This post illustrates what a lot of Docker "nah-sayers" have been saying for a long while.

2

To the nay-sayers here: “What if Columbus had been told, ‘Chris, baby, don’t go now.

3

In other words, nobody wants to be known as "that lab", the nay-sayers of the field, those that would dare to question a colleague's ideas.

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Apropos Lua not being 'open', or a 'bad language', as a user of Lua on a full-spectrum approach, I can definitely say "meh!" to all nay-sayers.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use sayers in a sentence?

It works far better than nay-sayers want to let on, and has done so for almost 2 decades.

What does sayers mean?

An English surname originating as an occupation common in Sussex.

What part of speech is sayers?

sayers is commonly used as noun.