"grumbler" meaning in English

See grumbler in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-grumbler.wav Forms: grumblers [plural]
Etymology: From grumble + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|grumble|-er|id2=agent noun}} grumble + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} grumbler (plural grumblers)
  1. A person who persistently grumbles; a complainer. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: complainer Translations (a person who persistently grumbles): γογγυστής (gongustḗs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), rondinaire [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), botzinaire [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), Mandarin:发牢骚的人 (Fāláosāoderén) (Chinese), valittaja (Finnish), accanagh [masculine] (Manx), talleyder [masculine] (Manx), trughanagh [masculine] (Manx), ворчу́н (vorčún) [masculine] (Russian), ворчу́нья (vorčúnʹja) [feminine] (Russian), ворчу́шка (vorčúška) [feminine] (Russian), kverulant [common-gender] (Swedish), gnällspik [common-gender] (Swedish), knarr (Swedish), brumbjörn [common-gender] (Swedish), gnällpipa [common-gender] (Swedish), surpuppa [common-gender] (Swedish), grwgnachwr [masculine] (Welsh), grwgnachwraig [feminine] (Welsh)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "a person who persistently grumbles",
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      "sense": "a person who persistently grumbles",
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      "sense": "a person who persistently grumbles",
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      "sense": "a person who persistently grumbles",
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