1
as in complainer
a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things
sat next to an insufferable fusser, who whined during the entire bus trip
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2
as in crab
an irritable and complaining person
a natural fusser who has never had a glimmer of gratitude for anything done for him
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fusser
Noun
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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
Noun
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Key West native Mario Palazon of FreshCo Fish Market & Grill in Kendall, who has been in the seafood wholesale business for more than 20 years, says that his suppliers have been catching a record number of crabs.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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To accommodate the crabs' safe journey to the sea, Christmas Island residents typically keep rakes and leaf blowers in their cars to help the crustaceans on their way, the outlet reported.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This series covers food and beverages, personal care, beauty, household care, home goods, baby and kids, pets and so much more.—
Adam Mills,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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But babies, people with weakened immune systems, and those with chronic lung conditions are more likely to get seriously sick, developing illnesses like bronchiolitis or pneumonia.—
Evan Moore
November 5,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Yonah Mountain Vineyards also pays homage to the iconic mountain by emblazoning its wine bottles and glasses with a bear symbol.—
Crystal Tate,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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But photos and videos released by the musical’s makers on its opening night Saturday have finally revealed exactly how the creative team managed to create a believable bear capable of entrancing an audience.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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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Lester jumps in to stop him with the elevator crank, finally standing up to his abusive boss, and in the shuffle Nicky ends up falling onto the meat cleaver and dying.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
28 Oct. 2025
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Fed up with Nicky’s dramatics, Lester uses his elevator crank and whacks the former hard in the back of his neck.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Fusser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fusser. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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