botherer
- noun
- /ˈbɑːðərər/
:
preocupón
- My mother is a constant botherer, always anxious about every little detail.
Examples
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He became known as a botherer because he stressed over minor issues at work.
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Try not to be a botherer and enjoy the moment without worrying so much.
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He's such a botherer when it comes to small details.
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Don't be a botherer about the little things!
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My mother is a constant botherer, always anxious about every little detail.
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He became known as a botherer because he stressed over minor issues at work.
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Try not to be a botherer and enjoy the moment without worrying so much.
Synonyms
8
3.2
A person who often feels nervous about small problems
5
8.2
A person who often feels anxious about small or unlikely problems
1
8.8
A person who often complains about small, not important things
1
9.5
A person who worries about small details and wants everything neat
A person who worries too much about small imagined problems
How Sensitive
1
7.4
- Informal
5
8.2
1
4.4
1
6.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Botherer comes from the same verb bother, which also means 'to worry' or 'to trouble the mind', plus the person-ending -er. So a botherer can mean someone who often worries or gets upset over small things.