"whinger" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʍɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-whinger.wav [US] Forms: whingers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪndʒə(ɹ) Etymology: From whinge + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|whinge|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} From whinge + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} whinger (plural whingers)
  1. One who whinges.
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈʍɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/, /ˈʍɪŋɡə(ɹ)/ Forms: whingers [plural]
Etymology: Perhaps from Old English winn (“contention, war”) + geard, gyrd (“a staff, rod, yard”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|winn|t=contention, war}} Old English winn (“contention, war”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} whinger (plural whingers)
  1. (obsolete, Scotland) A whinyard. Tags: Scotland, obsolete
    Sense id: en-whinger-en-noun-QVWVxjKj Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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