squawker
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈskwɔːkər/
- Informal
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Examples
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Wayne Rogers, the guy who played Trapper John, turned out to be an arch conservative pro-business squawker on those talking head business shows.
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My neighbor is such a squawker that he complains about everything from the weather to the noise in the streets.
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In every meeting, her constant whining makes her the biggest squawker in the office.
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During the hike, he became a real squawker, constantly griping about the uphill trail.
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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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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9.9
A person who complains to others about their problems
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9.9
An old word for a person, often a woman, who always complains and finds fault
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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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5.3
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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8.4
A person who complains a lot about small things
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9.1
A person who often complains in an annoying way
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6.5
A person who often complains about small, unimportant things
A person who complains a lot, often about small things
A person who often complains about small, unimportant things
A person who keeps complaining or criticizing in an annoying way
A person who complains and gets upset very easily over small 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
How Complaining
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Squawker comes from the sound word squawk, which copies a bird's 'loud, harsh cry'. So a squawker is someone who 'squawks', that is, complains or whines loudly.