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GRUMBLER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does grumbler mean?
• GRUMBLER (noun)
The noun GRUMBLER has 1 sense:
1. a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
Familiarity information: GRUMBLER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
bellyacher; complainer; crybaby; grumbler; moaner; sniveller; squawker; whiner
Hypernyms ("grumbler" is a kind of...):
disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "grumbler"):
kvetch ((Yiddish) a constant complainer)
Derivation:
grumble (make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath)
grumble (show one's unhappiness or critical attitude)
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