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▪ I. grudger1|ˈgrʌdʒə(r)| [f. grudge v. + -er1.] One who grudges or murmurs; one who cherishes ill-will, resentment, or envy.
1552Huloet, Grudger, malignans, zelotes. 1606Ford Fame's Mem. Wks. 1869 III. 307 Of all his foes, backbiters, grudgers fear'd. 1631Mabbe Celestina vi. 74 Murmurers, grudgers of my good, repiners of my prosperity. 1898Westm. Gaz. 26 Jan. 2/1 The grudgers, ever ready to interfere with other folk's innocent pleasures. So ˈgrudgery [see -ery], grudging.
1889Spectator 23 Nov., He expressed himself with a vulgar grudgery of rank that suggested dislike to all superiority. ▪ II. † grudger2 Obs. rare. [f. grudge v. + -er4, the AF. ending as in trover, user, etc.] Complaint, dissatisfaction.
1467Paston Lett. No. 575 II. 306, I trost..that he nothyr hath ne shall have cause of grudger by my defaut, for I can not understand ony cause of grudger. |