grumbler
grumbler noun: a person who persistently grumbles; a complainer.
Noun
grumbler (plural grumblers)
- A person who persistently grumbles; a complainer.
- But the grumbler must be heard through the newspapers, and a great deal of unpleasantness comes to newspapers from the grumbler; and the newspapers, and not the grumbler, nearly always have to take the brunt of the trouble.1890, American Street Railway Association, Verbatim Report of the Proceedings of the Convention (page 169)
- Synonyms:
- bellyacher, carper, castigator, caviler, censurer, complainer, crabber, critic, criticizer, faultfinder
grumbler meaning in Malayalam and Kannada
grumbler in Malayalam
- അതൃപ്തൻ, മുറുമുറുക്കുന്നവൻ, പിറുപിറുപ്പുകാരൻ
grumbler in Kannada
- ನರಟುಗಾರ, ದೂರಿಗ
Synonyms of grumbler
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Forms of grumbler
| plural | grumblers |
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Origin of grumbler
From grumble + -er.
Questions about grumbler
- What does grumbler mean?
- Grumbler means a person who persistently grumbles; a complainer.
- What is grumbler in Malayalam?
- Grumbler in Malayalam is അതൃപ്തൻ, മുറുമുറുക്കുന്നവൻ, പിറുപിറുപ്പുകാരൻ. See Grumbler meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is grumbler?
- Grumbler is a noun.
- What is the plural of grumbler?
- The plural of grumbler is grumblers.
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