FUSSERS Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

fussers

noun

plural of fusser

as in complainers

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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happy campers

as in crabs

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

Are they deluded into thinking that the complainers are just a squeaky wheel minority and the majority of fans are happy with it?

— Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 13 July 2026
However, the Lakers are complainers to begin with and have always gotten a favorable whistle.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026

Definition of complainers

Noun

Purdue University told Fox News Digital on Thursday that the crabs have not caused any additional challenges for the crew.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
That contact was evident during the AP’s trip aboard the F/V Progress, when Tanner crabs and basket stars — animals that live on the seafloor — came up in the net.

— Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of crabs

Noun

In the course of her research, Corless discovered that, over four decades, 800 babies and infants had died at the home.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 16 Oct. 2026
In one study of 104 births, 69 babies were delivered with OdonAssist; 4% of those babies had bruising considered related to the device.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of babies

Noun

Since then, several bears have entered my backyard (surrounded by a six-foot fence) most likely to try to climb into the crawl space under my house to get relief from the heat.

— Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Strapping the bin to something also prevents bears from carrying it away, experts say.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of bears

Noun

Many spent their days suspended from steel cables, raised and lowered along the mountainside by hand cranks.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
In 2022, a group calling itself the America First SOS Coalition endorsed a slate of cranks and quacks who ran for secretary of state in 14 states, including the presidential battlegrounds of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada and Wisconsin.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

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