begrudgern.
/bᵻˈɡrʌdʒə/, U.S. /bəˈɡrədʒər/, /biˈɡrədʒər/, Irish English /bəˈɡrʌdʒər/, /biˈɡrʌdʒər/ Now chiefly Irish English.
A resentful and dissatisfied person; one who envies or is reluctant to praise the success of others; a habitual naysayer or complainer.In quot. 1876, a poetic personification of a mythological deity.
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1876 W. Morris Story of Sigurd ii. 98 Loki, the World's Begrudger, who maketh all labour vain.
1953 Indiana (Pa.) Evening Gaz. 11 Mar. 6/4 You're probably already begrudging the time you'll have to spend caring for the lawn. If you're a begrudger, there's glad news for you.
1994 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 16 Apr. 6 As this new book heads off into the world and she on its promotional tour, O'Brien is steeling herself for the critic's invective, the begrudger's spite.
2006 Irish Times (Nexis) 21 Jan. (Mag. section) 16 The begrudgers give out about the prices, but Italian food doesn't get any better than this.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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