repiner

noun

Definition of repinernext
as in party pooper

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  1. party pooper
  2. faultfinder
  3. kicker
  4. objector
  5. nitpicker
  6. defeatist
  7. hypochondriac
  8. pessimist
Noun
  • But none of the Premier League’s refs or growing cohort of specialist VARs revel in the role of party pooper.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • But in their quest to make history, the guests turned into party poopers.
    — The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Definition of party pooper
Noun
  • Your relentless faultfinder—everybody has one—is quick to judge, minimize your accomplishments or demote you to an underdog.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2021
Definition of faultfinder
Noun
  • The Rams activated kicker Joshua Karty to the roster from the practice squad and signed cornerback David Long to the practice squad.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Reid confirmed Wednesday that Harrison Butker will remain the Chiefs’ kicker against the Jets despite his 54-yard miss against Denver.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of kicker
Noun
  • The attorneys who presented the Wilson campaign’s challenges also delivered a challenge against Kelly, attributed to objector Gary Hail.
    — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • After a two-year National Service stint as a hospital orderly (thanks to his own conscientious-objector status), Hockney landed at the Royal College of Art, in London, in the fall of 1959.
    — Mark Rozzo, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
Definition of objector
Noun
  • Alas, nitpickers can point to some moves in which Atlanta went backward.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • Maybe that’s why, compared with some other kinds of nitpickers, pop critics can seem especially extraneous.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Definition of nitpicker
Noun
  • Paige is energetic, determined, and inquisitive where Kevin is defeatist, sad, and zhlubby.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Frank was trying to set realistic expectations for the season, but made comments that were interpreted as defeatist.
    — Jay Harris, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Definition of defeatist
Noun
  • An Airbus fuselage in mid-assembly, with white tarps strapped across its cockpit windows and nose, looks eerily like one of its would-be passengers, a hypochondriac hoping for a few hours of in-flight shut-eye.
    — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 23 June 2026
  • The young actor played the hypochondriac Detroit Red Wings fan after earning his first onscreen credit just three years prior in 1983's Bad Boys.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026
Definition of hypochondriac
Noun
  • Optimists and pessimists can see the same problem, Gielan explains.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Being the unintentional voice of political pessimism can make a person something of a pessimist.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of pessimist
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“Repiner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repiner. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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