grumbler

English

Etymology

From grumble +‎ -er.

Noun

grumbler (plural grumblers)

  1. A person who persistently grumbles; a complainer.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:complainer
    • 1890, American Street Railway Association, Verbatim Report of the Proceedings of the Convention (page 169)
      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.

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