Meaning & use
whiner
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a person who complains in an annoying, persistent, or feeble way.
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Nobody wanted to work with him because he was such a whiner about every small task.
She isn't a whiner; she raises real problems and offers solutions.
A note on using this word
Whiner is informal and mildly disparaging -- it implies the complaining is petty or excessive, not that the complaint is necessarily unjustified.
Words with a similar meaning
complainergrumbler
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