1
as in baby
a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things
she early on got a reputation as a complainer after finding fault with her work space
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as in crab
an irritable and complaining person
a chronic complainer
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Recent Examples of complainer
The pervasive popularity of the show and its creator will be the reason the complainers have no voice.
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Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
An energy vampire has bad body language, the complaining look on their face, the vocal complainer.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
If family needs cause drama, set kind boundaries and explain them to any complainers.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
The faculty experience has been that administrations often side with the complainers.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Recognize Quieter Customers Celebrate the non-complainers.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Rich Heldenfels, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
An energy vampire has bad body language, the complaining look on their face, the vocal complainer.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
If family needs cause drama, set kind boundaries and explain them to any complainers.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
The faculty experience has been that administrations often side with the complainers.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Recognize Quieter Customers Celebrate the non-complainers.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for complainer
Noun
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Among all the students, three are already married; one couple has a baby, and another has one on the way.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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That baby was in the courtroom Thursday.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The plant provides habitat for fish, crabs and plankton, feeds migratory birds and locks away carbon and methane — both heat-trapping greenhouse gases — in coastal sediments.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Their diet includes fish, squid, crabs, krill and other sea life.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Continue reading … DAVID MARCUS – Patriotic Team USA wins gold as anti-America whiners flop.—
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FOXNews.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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The Dodgers officially opened their doors for the 2026 season Saturday, holding an annual Dodgerfest that has sent a clear message to a landscape of whiners.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Rangers responded to three incidents involving bears along Ramsey Cascades Trail, a popular hike to a waterfall, and three more on Abrams Falls Trail, which is another waterfall hike, according to the park service.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Two popular trails have been closed in Great Smoky Mountains National Park due to aggressive bears, including one who chased after hikers, according to the National Park Service.—
Mark Price
April 21,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As children, Keaton often dismissed her younger brother as a crybaby, scaredy cat and a nuisance who was coddled by their mother.—
Hadley Hall Meares,
Vanity Fair,
26 Dec. 2025
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From the instigator to the crybaby, everyone gets to partake in the seasonal chaos.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
25 Dec. 2025
Noun
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In any case, the TM-B defining feature is the software that sits between the cranks and the motor, shaping the whole cycling experience.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 Apr. 2026
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Most of these use a hand crank to churn, which can be a novelty at first, but a drag as the process wears on.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But Schulz soon began fleshing out his cast with more eccentric, more specific, more driven characters: Schroeder, piano prodigy and Beethoven superfan; Lucy, vain fussbudget and perpetually aggrieved scold; Linus, thumb-sucking philosopher.—
Bruce Handy,
The Atlantic,
29 Aug. 2019
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The progressive mayor of New York wanted a mega financial institution to anchor his preferred business district, and no preservationist fussbudgets were going to get in the way.—
Justin Davidson,
Daily Intelligencer,
22 Feb. 2018
Noun
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In Deborah, the show offers a lonely boomer fusspot with the politics of Dwight Eisenhower.—
Graham Hillard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
12 July 2024
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However, this trait can appear as a stickler for perfection, precision, fusspot, formalist, nitpicker, pedantic, and fastidious.—
Colleen Reilly,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2024
Cite this Entry
“Complainer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complainer. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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