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# complainer

«complainer» in Mova's school dictionary: **A person who complains a lot, often about small things** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a complainer, complainers)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A person who complains a lot, often about small things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/complainer/#m1)

2) A person who makes an official complaint. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/complainer/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and everyday life it describes someone who always grumbles about food, weather or rules — usually said as criticism. In adult life, a shop or council may deal with «the complainer» politely. It tells the reader someone grumbles or has made a complaint. Similar: «moaner», «whinger» (UK, Australia), «grump».

### examples

- My cousin is a real complainer; nothing is ever good enough. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/complainer/#x1)
- Don't be a complainer — try the new food. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/complainer/#x2)
- The complainer wrote to the council about the noise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/complainer/#x3)
- Even the biggest complainers loved the school trip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/complainer/#x4)
- A complainer can spoil the fun for everyone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/complainer/#x5)
- The shop manager listened to the complainer patiently. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/complainer/#x6)

### note

Countable: a complainer, complainers. Verb: complain; noun: complaint (the thing said). Informal similar words: moaner, whinger (UK, Australia, NZ), whiner (US). Complaining fairly about a real problem is fine and can fix things.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «complainer» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/complainer/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.