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SCOLDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scolder mean? 

SCOLDER (noun)
  The noun SCOLDER has 1 sense:

1. someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding faultplay

  Familiarity information: SCOLDER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SCOLDER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

common scold; nag; nagger; scold; scolder

Hypernyms ("scolder" 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 "scolder"):

harridan (a scolding (even vicious) old woman)

Derivation:

scold (censure severely or angrily)

scold (show one's unhappiness or critical attitude)


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