noun
worrywart
Worrywart (noun) means a person who worries excessively, especially about unimportant matters.
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A person who worries excessively, especially about unimportant matters.
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Etymology
From worry + wart, apparently chosen for alliteration. Presumably related to earlier worryguts. Attested 1956, but earlier examples are found in newspapers of the 1930s and 1940s.
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"worrywart" (noun) means a person who worries excessively, especially about unimportant matters.