Complainer: meaning, definitions and examples

Used in general situations where someone consistently expresses dissatisfaction or discontent about various things.

• He's such a complainer; he always finds something to be unhappy about.
• The constant complainers in the group bring down the overall morale.

Used to describe someone who complains in a high-pitched, annoying, and persistent manner. This has a strongly negative connotation.

• Stop being such a whiner; nobody likes to hear constant complaints.
• The child's whining was driving everyone in the room crazy.

Typically used to describe someone who complains in a low, muttering way, often about trivial matters.

• The old man down the street is a grumbler who complains about the weather every day.
• Grumblers can turn even the brightest day into a gloomy one with their muttering.

Often used to describe someone who criticizes or finds faults in others or situations, especially in a nitpicking manner. This term has a slightly negative connotation.

• She is known as a faultfinder; no matter what you do, she'll always point out the flaws.
• Being a faultfinder won't win you many friends in the office.

This word is used for someone who expresses complaints quietly or under their breath. It's less common and often poetic or literary in tone.

• The murmurer in the back of the classroom was barely audible, yet consistently dissatisfied.
• The murmurer's complaints were more like whispers, hard to catch but persistent.