grumbler en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From grumble + -er.
Meanings
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A person who persistently grumbles; a complainer.
But the grumbler must be heard through the newspapers, and a great deal of unpleasantness comes to newspapers from the grumbler; and the newspapers, and not the grumbler, nearly always have to take the brunt of the trouble.
1890, American Street Railway Association, Verbatim Report of the Proceedings of the Convention (page 169)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| grumblers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
kvetcher · sourpuss · nitpicker · findfault · caviler · critic · grumpy pants · troublemaker · vituperator · whinger · censurer · scolder · grumbler · crabber · smellfungus · whining Willy · carper · hafter · castigator · pettifogger · complainer · grouch · squeaky wheel · latrant · pick-fault · faultfinder · grump · bellyacher · whiner · criticizer · quibbler
Translations (21)
grc γογγυστής (a person who persistently grumbles) · cy grwgnachwr (a person who persistently grumbles) · pl maruda (a person who persistently grumbles) · sv brumbjörn (a person who persistently grumbles) · gv talleyder (a person who persistently grumbles) · ru ворчу́нья (a person who persistently grumbles) · gv accanagh (a person who persistently grumbles) · gv trughanagh (a person who persistently grumbles) · pl zrzęda (a person who persistently grumbles) · cmn 发牢骚的人 (a person who persistently grumbles) · ru ворчу́шка (a person who persistently grumbles) · sv knarr (a person who persistently grumbles) · sv gnällspik (a person who persistently grumbles) · cy grwgnachwraig (a person who persistently grumbles) · sv kverulant (a person who persistently grumbles) · fi valittaja (a person who persistently grumbles) · sv gnällpipa (a person who persistently grumbles) · ru ворчу́н (a person who persistently grumbles) · ca rondinaire (a person who persistently grumbles) · sv surpuppa (a person who persistently grumbles) · ca botzinaire (a person who persistently grumbles)