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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Noun
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Still a power-lunch favorite, the menu is California classic with tuna tartare, crab cakes and cobb salad.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025 -
During the kickoff event in La Jolla, volunteers documented crabs, lobsters, sea anemones, fish and even a sea hare, a large sea slug.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2025
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In this state of mind, the entrepreneur views their business as their baby, sacrificing everything to ensure their company succeeds.—
Hanneke Antonelli,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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If pregnant women are vaccinated, their babies get some protection against COVID-19.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
Noun
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The long-term goal is ecological corridors to expand the bear population.—
Troy Aidan Sambajon,
Christian Science Monitor,
3 June 2025
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Which again, don't sound problematic but are coming from an administration filled with people like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who wouldn't accept scientific evidence unless it were delivered in the corpse of a bear.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2025
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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
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But that changed with Trump's election to a situation where politics is much more about celebrity than credibility and cranks from the margins of political ideas are now lauded front and centre.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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Design details were inspired by Ferrari engine blocks and crank cases.—
Carol Besler,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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“Fusser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fusser. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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