griper
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- noun
- /ˈɡraɪpər/
- Informal
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Examples
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In the service industry, our burdens come in the form of recurring gripers, complainers, and downright assholes.
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At the meeting, she was known as the biggest griper, always complaining about the smallest details.
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Despite the beautiful weather, he was a griper, finding fault with everything around him.
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Her reputation as a griper made others hesitant to share their ideas during discussions.
Synonyms
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4.3
A person who complains a lot about small things 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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A person who complains often in an annoying way
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An old word for a person, often a woman, who always complains and finds fault
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9.9
A person who often complains about small things
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8.8
A person who often complains about small, not important 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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9.9
A person who often complains about small things
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A person who often complains about small things
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A person who often complains about many things
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A person who often complains in an annoying way
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A person who complains a lot about small things
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A person who often whines and complains in an annoying way
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9.9
A person who complains a lot about small details
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A person who complains a lot about small things
A person who complains a lot, often about small things
A person who keeps complaining or criticizing in an annoying way
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 often complains about small, unimportant things
Antonyms
How Complaining
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Griper for a person who complains comes from gripe, a word related to grip that long ago meant 'to seize' or 'cause pain'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a pain that 'grips' you and makes you complain, so a griper is someone who keeps complaining.