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whiner|ˈhwaɪnə(r)|
[f. whine v. + -er1.]
A person or animal that whines.
1603Florio Montaigne i. xix. (1632) 39 An armie of Physitians and whiners [F. pleureurs]. 1607Topsell Four-f. Beasts 504 The Epithets of myce..whiner, biter. 1684J. S. Profit & Pleas. United 156 In the Composing your Kenell, some whiners and treble crys will not do amiss, to make the opening of the Pack the more Musicall. a1734North Life Ld. Kpr. North (1742) 216 From a Whiner for Favour to Criminals, he proved the veriest Butcher of a Judge. 1832H. Martineau Homes Abroad iii. 47 Don't have anything to say to the whiners at the gate. 1886Corbett Fall of Asgard II. 244 A cheery man fares better than a whiner. |