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MOANER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does moaner mean?
• MOANER (noun)
The noun MOANER has 1 sense:
1. a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
Familiarity information: MOANER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
bellyacher; complainer; crybaby; grumbler; moaner; sniveller; squawker; whiner
Hypernyms ("moaner" is a kind of...):
disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "moaner"):
kvetch ((Yiddish) a constant complainer)
Derivation:
moan (indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure)
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