Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a person who complains habitually, usually about everyday minor problems.
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- noun One who
bellyaches ; acomplainer .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
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Examples
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In hard times, being the bellyacher-in-chief is a valid role.
Deepak Chopra: Sarah Palin: Fooling None Of The People All Of The Time 2009
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"There's a definite liberal bias in these so-called 'comics'," claimed the prodigious bellyacher.
The Aristocrats 2009
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It took no time at all for Kissling's longtime adversary, the conservative Catholic bellyacher William Donohue, to crank up the whine machine to full throttle in protest of the bloggers 'role in Edwards' campaign.
SimplyQua.com 2009
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In hard times, being the bellyacher-in-chief is a valid role.
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He approached the book "determined not to make excuses, not to be a bellyacher," she says.
NPR Topics: News 2009
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He approached the book "determined not to make excuses, not to be a bellyacher," she says.
NPR Topics: News 2009
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