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moaner

/ˈmoʊ̯nɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
moan-er
IPA
/ˈmoʊ̯nɚ/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who makes a moaning sound.

noun

One who complains.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English moa Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English moan Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English moaner From moan + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmoʊ̯nɚ/
  • British English: /ˈməʊ̯nə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

moaners (plural)

Derived Forms

Bremoaner Remoaner

Phrases

moaner's bench

Synonyms

whiner complainer sniveller crybaby bellyacher grumbler squawker

Homonyms

Mona (non-rhotic)

Questions

How do you pronounce moaner?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmoʊ̯nɚ/.
What does moaner mean?
One who makes a moaning sound.
Where does moaner come from?
Etymology tree English moa Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English moan Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English moaner From moan + -er.

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