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fearer

fearer

7.4
A person who often feels scared of things like heights or crowds
  • noun
  • /ˈfɪrər/
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  • As a long-time fearer of spiders, she avoided rooms where they might be hiding.

Examples

  • However, fear based on prejudice or bigotry is harmful to both the fearer and the fearee.

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  • He was known as a fearer of heights, preferring to stay on solid ground.

  • The fearer trembled at the thought of speaking in front of a large audience.

Synonyms

worrier
vsfearer
8 3.2

A person who often feels nervous about small problems

is about feeling afraid of something specific rather than ongoing anxiety
fraidy
vsfearer
  • Informal
5 9.9

Feeling afraid easily, often by sudden or loud things

is a neutral term for anyone who feels fear
phobe
vsfearer
3 9.2

A person who strongly fears or dislikes a specific thing, for example a group

is more general, feeling fear without a specific strong focus
fraidy-cat
vsfearer
  • Informal
3 8.1

A person who gets scared easily

is a neutral description of any person who feels fear
scaredy-cat
vsfearer
  • Offensive
3 7.4

A person who gets scared easily by not very dangerous things

is a neutral term describing anyone who experiences fear
trembler
vsfearer
3 7.5

A person who shakes because they feel afraid or nervous

focuses on feeling afraid rather than only the shaking reaction
flincher
vsfearer
1 8.0

A person who pulls back because they are afraid or uncomfortable

describes the general state of being afraid rather than the reflex movement

Antonyms

906 1.0

Has courage when facing danger, pain or fear

117 3.4

Shows courage in dangerous or hard situations

How Fearful

coward
  • Offensive
584 2.3
fearer
7.4

Surface Forms

fearer singular
fearers plural

Morphology

fearer = fear (transparent) = fear + er

Productive agent-noun formation with '-er' from the verb 'fear', giving the direct meaning 'person who fears'.

Etymology

Fearer comes from the old English root fear, which means 'danger' or 'fear', so a fearer is simply someone who feels fear or is afraid of something.