Synonyms for grumbler
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Noun
1. Complainer
complainer, whiner, bellyacher, cry baby, grouch, murmurer, faultfinder, censurer, moaner, squawker, sniveller UK, sniveler US, croaker dated
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Definitions
- n. 1
A person who persistently grumbles; a complainer.
Forms
- Plural
- grumblers → complainers, whiners, bellyachers, grouches…
Example sentences
- complainer I don't think that I'm that much of a complainer.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| grumbler | steady | |
| complainer | rising | |
| whiner | rising | |
| growler | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- grouch1, whiner2, moaner
- 7 letters
- growler, croaker2
- 8 letters
- murmurer, censurer, squawker, sniveler
- 9 letters
- sniveller
- 10 letters
- complainer3, bellyacher
- 11 letters
- faultfinder
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (whiner2 = 2 syllables).