MUTTERERS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

mutterers

noun

plural of mutterer

as in crabs

an irritable and complaining person the usual mutterers about the food in the cafeteria

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Noun

Today, its mangroves buffer Odisha’s vulnerable coastline against frequent cyclones and provide breeding grounds for fish, prawns, and crabs that sustain thousands of fisher families.

— Kalpana Sunder, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026
Zago now pulls up cages full of crabs from his traditional fishing cabin built on stilts over the Scardovari lagoon in the Veneto region.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of crabs

Noun

Keep bears and other animals away from birdfeeders by bringing them in during the months that bears are active.

— Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 15 Sep. 2026
Massive bears square up in Alaska ABC News shared a video on Instagram this week of two massive bears in a tense standoff in Alaska.

— David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of bears

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

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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
Trump cranks heat on Warsh Friday’s comments show Trump resuming his pressure campaign against the Fed, which had eased since the appointment of Warsh, his handpicked successor to Jerome Powell.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of cranks

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