1
as in complainer
a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things
a petty griper who drove us nuts with his merciless nitpicking
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2
as in crab
an irritable and complaining person
driving across the country in four days would make anyone a confirmed griper
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Noun
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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
Noun
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Think seafood towers, caviar and blinis, fresh oysters, crab cakes, and Angus steak.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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Kick things off with the Oysters Bienville before moving on to the shrimp and grits, scallops, and crab cakes.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In addition to worry over exposure to toxins in food and drinking water, more than 60% of American adults are also very or somewhat concerned about chemicals that industry uses in children’s toys and baby products, food packaging, and personal care products such as makeup, the Pew survey found.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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For babies and toddlers, literacy starts when people talk to them, sing with them, or read them stories—things most parents already do.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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And adults are happy to buy their favorite bears online, while kids can still experience the magic of building their own bear in store.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
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However, the bear case includes the possibility that Nvidia misses its earnings results, and that the stock market gets a DeepSeek Part Two moment.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2026
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But as with the dismantling of huge swaths of our research capacity, the original refusal to even consider this mRNA flu vaccine on what are obviously ideological grounds shows future potential for the FDA to affect a hell of a lot more people than just the cranks who agree with them.—
The Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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Early locations had a giant clown head popping out of a square box on the roof, based on children’s jack-in-the-box toys, music boxes with cranks that, when turned, cause figures to pop out of their lids.—
Fielding Buck,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Griper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/griper. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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