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===Etymology===
From {{suffix|en|doom|er|id2=ideology}}. The more recent sense was popularized via a meme, “30 Year-Old [[boomer#Etymology 2|Boomer]]”. The derivations of which are other words that end in ''-oomer'', describing various personality types.
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈduːmə(ɹ)/}}
* {{audio|en|En-us-doomer.oga|a=GA}}
* {{rhymes|en|uːmə(ɹ)|s=2}}
* {{homophones|en|duma}}
* {{hyphenation|en|doom|er}}
===Noun===
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# One who believes that [[petroleum]] [[depletion]] will inevitably lead to a severe [[recession]] or [[depression]], followed by a [[Malthusian]] [[catastrophe]].
#: {{hyper|en|peaknik|peakist}}
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2009|author=
#* {{quote-book|en|year=2015 |title=Peak Oil: Apocalyptic Environmentalism and Libertarian Political Culture |author=Matthew Schneider-Mayerson |page=114 |ISBN=|passage={{...}} while a Minnesotan in her early thirties summed up the general influence of apocalyptic popular culture: “I think it has made me more of a '''doomer'''. {{...}}}}
# {{lb|en|neologism|sometimes|capitalized}} Someone who is [[apathetic]] or has a negative [[prospect]] towards the world, especially in relation to [[climate change]].
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* {{pedia}}
* {{pedia|Malthusianism}}
* {{R:Urban Dictionary|doomer}}
===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=demoor|moored|roomed}}
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