"complainer" meaning in English

See complainer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kəmˈpleɪnɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-complainer.wav [US] Forms: complainers [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pl(e)h₂-n-g-e-tider. Proto-Italic *plāngō Latin plango Latin plangere Medieval Latin complangereder. Old French conplaindre Old French complaindreder. Middle English complaynen English complain Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English complainer From complain + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|complain|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pl(e)h₂-n-g-e-tider. Proto-Italic *plāngō Latin plango Latin plangere Medieval Latin complangereder. Old French conplaindre Old French complaindreder. Middle English complaynen English complain Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. 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"is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "complainer", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="complainer"> From complain + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} complainer (plural complainers)
  1. One who complains, or is known for their complaints. Translations (one who complains): γογγυστής (gongustḗs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), شَاكٍ (šākin) (Arabic), maruda [feminine, masculine] (Polish), zrzęda [feminine, masculine] (Polish), cwynwr [masculine] (Welsh), achwynwr [masculine] (Welsh), achwynydd [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-complainer-en-noun-6yPVUMpP Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 58 42 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 58 42 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 57 43 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 61 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of 'one who complains': 90 10
  2. (Scots law) A complainant (an alleged victim in a criminal trial).
    Sense id: en-complainer-en-noun-YoYzdAaA Categories (other): Scots law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: person Hyponyms: crybaby, shrew, spoilsport Derived forms: noncomplainer Related terms: fussbudget, fusspot, complain, peevish

Inflected forms

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