complainer
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com·plain
(kəm-plān′)intr.v. com·plained, com·plain·ing, com·plains
1. To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
2. To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge; file a complaint.
[Middle English compleinen, from Old French complaindre, complaign-, from Vulgar Latin *complangere : Latin com-, intensive pref.; see com- + Latin plangere, to lament; see plāk- in Indo-European roots.]
com·plain′er n.
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Noun | 1. | complainer - a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable kvetch - (Yiddish) a constant complainer |
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complainer
[kəmˈpleɪnər] n (= moaner) → râleur/euse m/fCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
complainer
a. persona que se queja en exceso.
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