Meanings
nounmoaner (plural moaners)
plural moaners
- One who makes a moaning sound.
Elena was a moaner. Sex and moaning had become synonymous to Grace. She had no trouble conceptualizing sex between any two creatures capable of moaning.
1997, Nancy Rawles, Love Like Gumbo, page 164 - derogatoryOne who complains.
In any big outfit, including this one, you're going to get some bitchers and some moaners.
1998, Saul W. Gellerman, How People Work
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
Broader
unpleasant persondisagreeable person
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Sounds the same
Mona (non-rhotic)
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