grouser
One who kvetches
A grouser is someone who grouses—a habitual complainer or grumbler: Don't be such a grouser.
Separately, a grouser is one of the metal plates or cleats on a tank tread or heavy machinery that grip the ground, preventing slippage on soft or uneven terrain.
Habitual vocal complainer
- moanerOne who grumbles habitually
- bellyacherHabitual complainer
- griperHabitual fault-finder
- kvetcherHabitual complainer
faultfinder · carper · nitpicker · crab · fusspot · malcontent · sourpuss · curmudgeon
Habitual dissenter
- cynicDoubter of good intentions
- skepticOne who doubts claims
- defeatistOne expecting inevitable failure
- doomsayerPredictor of catastrophe
killjoy · wet blanket · spoilsport · doubter · prophet of doom · cassandra · misanthrope
whiner
Habitual vocal complainer
- moanerOne who grumbles habitually
- bellyacherHabitual complainer
- griperHabitual fault-finder
kvetcher · faultfinder · carper · nitpicker · crab · fusspot · malcontent · sourpuss · curmudgeon · crank
naysayer
Habitual dissenter
- cynicDoubter of good intentions
- skepticOne who doubts claims
- defeatistOne expecting inevitable failure
doomsayer · killjoy · wet blanket · spoilsport · doubter · prophet of doom · cassandra · misanthrope
irritable
Easily provoked to annoyance
petulant · testy · peevish · gruff · cantankerous · churlish · surly · crotchety · curmudgeonly · cross
mutter
Speak low and indistinctly
harrumph · grunt · snort · huff · rumble · sigh · complain · kvetch · carp · whinge
- criticscritic, critics, criticizer, criticizers, faultfinder
- curmudgeonscurmudgeon, grouch, grump, crank, sourpuss
- grumpsgrouch, grump, curmudgeon, sourpuss, crank
grouseroptimist
Habitually hopeful person
Pollyanna · ray of sunshine · sunny disposition · happy camper · good sport
grouserpraiser
One who commends
flatterer · appreciator · complimenter · booster · cheerleader
- grouse huntingPursuing wild fowl afield