Meanings
nounbegrudger (plural begrudgers)
plural begrudgers
- One who begrudges.
She still doesn’t believe Obama can win, but she knows she can move ahead only as a beguiler, not a begrudger.
2008 June 8, Maureen Dowd, “Watch Out, Meryl Streep! She’s a Master Thespian.”, in New York Times
Origin
From begrudge + -er. Popularized in the second half of the 20th century.
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APA
begrudger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/begrudger
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“begrudger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/begrudger. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “begrudger,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/begrudger.
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