groanern.

Brit.

/ˈɡrəʊnə/, U.S.

/ˈɡroʊnər/

Etymology: < groan v. + -er suffix¹.

a. One who groans; also slang, a thief who attends funerals or religious gatherings.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] > who attends funerals or religious gatherings

groaner1795

the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [noun] > one who complains

grucchildc1230

grutchera1250

groinera1382

musera1382

plainerc1400

plaintiff?a1439

fretter?1504

complainant1525

complainer1526

repiner1551

grudger1552

moaner1628

grumbler1633

querulist1647

maunderer1653

growler1753

grumbletonian1773

smellfungus1807

crib-biter1809

expostulatora1834

squinny1849

groaner1876

grouser1885

squealer1889

gruntler1893

grump1900

grouch1901

screamer1902

Moaning Minnie1934

narker1937

binder1944

1795 H. T. Potter New Dict. Cant & Flash Groaner and Sigher, wretches hired by methodists and others to attend their meetings for the purposes of fraud.

1848 Sinks of London laid Open 109 Groaners, a sort of wretches who attend meetings, sighing and looking demure; in the meantime their pals pick the pockets of those persons who may be in the same pew with them.

1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby A desperate greeaner, a great complainer.

1884 A. Forbes Chinese Gordon ii. 66 The gunner non-coms. replied with groans. The most vehement groaner, a corporal, Gordon dragged out of the rank and had him shot on the spot.

b. A whistling buoy. U.S. regional.

ΚΠ

1903 G. S. Wasson in Cent. Mag. Aug. 538/1 ‘These here plaguy bell-b'ys an' groaners is a ter'ble old nuisance, you!’ exclaimed Cap'n Roundturn.

1941 T. S. Eliot Dry Salvages 5 Groaner: a whistling buoy.

1941 T. S. Eliot Dry Salvages i. 8 The heaving groaner Rounded homewards..Measures time not our time.

1947 C. D. White Handbk. Sailing xxii. 236 Effective at night in fog or low visibility, whistling buoys do not sound like a whistle but like a groan, and are called ‘groaners’ by seafaring men.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	groaner
释义	groanern. Brit. /ˈɡrəʊnə/, U.S. /ˈɡroʊnər/ Etymology: < groan v. + -er suffix¹. a. One who groans; also slang, a thief who attends funerals or religious gatherings. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] > who attends funerals or religious gatherings groaner1795 the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [noun] > one who complains grucchildc1230 grutchera1250 groinera1382 musera1382 plainerc1400 plaintiff?a1439 fretter?1504 complainant1525 complainer1526 repiner1551 grudger1552 moaner1628 grumbler1633 querulist1647 maunderer1653 growler1753 grumbletonian1773 smellfungus1807 crib-biter1809 expostulatora1834 squinny1849 groaner1876 grouser1885 squealer1889 gruntler1893 grump1900 grouch1901 screamer1902 Moaning Minnie1934 narker1937 binder1944 1795 H. T. Potter New Dict. Cant & Flash Groaner and Sigher, wretches hired by methodists and others to attend their meetings for the purposes of fraud. 1848 Sinks of London laid Open 109 Groaners, a sort of wretches who attend meetings, sighing and looking demure; in the meantime their pals pick the pockets of those persons who may be in the same pew with them. 1876 F. K. Robinson Gloss. Words Whitby A desperate greeaner, a great complainer. 1884 A. Forbes Chinese Gordon ii. 66 The gunner non-coms. replied with groans. The most vehement groaner, a corporal, Gordon dragged out of the rank and had him shot on the spot. b. A whistling buoy. U.S. regional. ΚΠ 1903 G. S. Wasson in Cent. Mag. Aug. 538/1 ‘These here plaguy bell-b'ys an' groaners is a ter'ble old nuisance, you!’ exclaimed Cap'n Roundturn. 1941 T. S. Eliot Dry Salvages 5 Groaner: a whistling buoy. 1941 T. S. Eliot Dry Salvages i. 8 The heaving groaner Rounded homewards..Measures time not our time. 1947 C. D. White Handbk. Sailing xxii. 236 Effective at night in fog or low visibility, whistling buoys do not sound like a whistle but like a groan, and are called ‘groaners’ by seafaring men. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1795
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