Question

With his feature-length Straight Out of Brooklyn, Matty Rich stepped forward as the youngest of the new wave of African-American box office filmmakers. He proved wrong the local naysayers. They didn't think a poor kid of seventeen could make a movie.

What is the meaning of the word naysayer in the selection above?
A.
someone with a degree in journalism
B.
someone who is helpful and encouraging
C.
someone who has never made a movie
D.
someone with a negative attitude

Answer 1

D. Someone with a negative attitude — a person who expresses doubt or says something can't be done.