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SCOLDER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does scolder mean?
• SCOLDER (noun)
The noun SCOLDER has 1 sense:
1. someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
Familiarity information: SCOLDER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
common scold; nag; nagger; scold; scolder
Hypernyms ("scolder" 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 "scolder"):
harridan (a scolding (even vicious) old woman)
Derivation:
scold (censure severely or angrily)
scold (show one's unhappiness or critical attitude)
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