"moaner" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmoʊnɚ/ [General-American], /ˈməʊnə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: moaners [plural]
Etymology: From moan + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|moan|er<id:agent noun>}} moan + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} moaner (plural moaners)
  1. One who makes a moaning sound.
    Sense id: en-moaner-en-noun-baqLx-Ro
  2. (derogatory) One who complains. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-moaner-en-noun-grf9iWdJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: moaner's bench

Inflected forms

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