Repiner

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. One who expresses dissatisfaction or complains constantly about circumstances; a person who grumbles or finds fault habitually; an individual inclined to fret or be discontented
2. A character marked by persistent unhappiness or faultfinding; one who voices complaints or shows a tendency to lament conditions; someone continually uneasy or displeased with situations
3. An individual demonstrating continual discontent through complaining or murmuring; one prone to express grievances and dissatisfaction regularly; a person habitually troubled by unfavorable feelings or thoughts

Etymology: "Repiner" is a simple formation: the verb "repine," meaning to fret or be discontented, with the agent suffix "-er" attached to name the person who does it. The verb itself combines "re-," a prefix suggesting intensity or repetition, with "pine," which descends from the Old English "pīnian," to waste away or suffer. To repine, then, is literally to keep wasting away over something, and a repiner is someone who habitually does so, complaining or lamenting conditions without end.

Synonyms: complainer, grumbler, whiner, fretter, murmurer

Antonyms: contented, satisfied, pleased, cheerful, happy