bemoaner

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noun

One who bemoans.

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Meanings

nounbemoaner (plural bemoaners)

plural bemoaners

  1. One who bemoans.

    There is also a gap between the general population and the falling-standards bemoaners, usage guide publishers, and language pundits, whether conservative or progressive.

    2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 114

Origin

From bemoan + -er.

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APA

bemoaner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bemoaner

MLA

“bemoaner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bemoaner. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bemoaner,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bemoaner.

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