bellyacher
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈbɛliˌɑkər/
- Informal
- I can't stand being around that bellyacher who always finds something to whine about.
Examples
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Yeah, tell us why we'd want a bellyacher in our club.
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He's such a bellyacher; he complains about everything, from the weather to the food.
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Whenever we discuss plans, Mark turns into a bellyacher and criticizes every suggestion.
Synonyms
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3.7
A person who cries or complains too easily
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4.3
A person who complains a lot about small things in an annoying way
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6.7
A person who complains often in an annoying way
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5.2
A person who is often bad-tempered and complains
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2.8
A person who often says they are unhappy about things
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7.8
A person who speaks loudly and angrily and complains a lot
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5.5
A person who complains a lot about small things
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8.4
A person who often complains about many things
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5.3
A person who often complains about small things
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9.1
A person who often complains in an annoying way
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8.4
A person who complains a lot about small things
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8.4
A person who complains a lot about small things
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9.9
A person who often complains about small things
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9.9
A person who often whines and complains in an annoying way
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7.5
A person who keeps complaining or criticizing in an annoying way
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6.5
A person who often complains about small, unimportant things
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9.9
A person who complains and gets upset very easily over small things
A person who often complains about small, unimportant things
A person who often says they are unhappy and finds fault with many small things
A woman or girl who often says she is unhappy about small things
A person who always complains in an annoying way
A person who complains in a weak, cowardly way
How Complaining
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bellyacher comes from belly and ache, where belly means 'stomach' and ache means 'pain', and the ending -er makes it a person. So, a bellyacher is someone who complains a lot, as if they always have a bellyache.