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bemoaner en · NOUN

Etymology

From bemoan + -er.

Meanings

  1. One who bemoans.
    • There is also a gap between the general population and the falling-standards bemoaners, usage guide publishers, and language pundits, whether conservative or progressive. 2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 114:

Forms

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bemoaners Number=Plur lexicographic