Definition

Noun: A person who habitually expresses dissatisfaction, pain, or unhappiness through prolonged, low, mournful sounds or verbal complaints; a chronic complainer or whiner.

Usage and Examples

• Noun:
  • The manager grew tired of the constant negativity from the office moaner.
  • Don't be such a moaner; try to see the positive side of the situation.
  • He earned a reputation as a moaner because he complained about every minor inconvenience.

Advanced Usage

• "Professional moaner": A humorous or critical term for someone who complains as if it were their job.
  • The online forum was dominated by a few professional moaners who found fault with everything.
• Used to characterize a person's typical behavior rather than a temporary state.
  • It's one thing to be upset, but it's another to become a perpetual moaner.

Variants and Related Words

• Moan (verb/noun): To make a long, low sound of pain or sorrow, or to complain in such a manner.
  • He would moan about his workload every afternoon.
• Moaning (noun/adj): The act or sound of moaning; characterized by complaining.
  • The constant moaning was demoralizing for the team.

Synonyms

• Complainer
• Whiner
• Grouser
• Grumble
• Fault-finder

Related Idioms and Phrases

• To have a moan (about something): (British English) To complain or grumble about something.
  • She went to the pub to have a moan about her boss with her friends.
• While not an idiom with "moaner" itself, the behavior is central to idioms like "make a song and dance about something" (to complain or fuss excessively about a minor issue).

Noun

1. a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining