noun
sayer
noun
1
Someone who says or announces something, especially habitually.
"He was more a doer than a sayer, preferring action to talk."
How to Use Sayer
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA word for someone who says things, mostly seen today in the set phrase "sayer" versus "doer."
Common pairings
a sayer, not a doer
Word Forms
sayers plural
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Etymology
Formed from the verb "say" plus the agent suffix "-er," meaning "one who does the action."