NOUN | person | squawker, whiner, complainer, moaner, sniveller, crybaby, bellyacher, grumbler | a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining |
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artifact | squawker, squawk box, intercom speaker | the loudspeaker on an intercom or public address system |
Meaning | A person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining. | |
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Synonyms | whiner, complainer, moaner, sniveller, crybaby, bellyacher, grumbler | |
Narrower | kvetch | (Yiddish) a constant complainer |
Broader | unpleasant person, disagreeable person | A person who is not pleasant or agreeable |
Spanish | jeremías, llorón, protestón, pupas, quejica, quejón, refunfuñón, rezongón | |
Catalan | remugador, rondinador, rondinaire, rondinós | |
Verbs | squawk | complain |
squawk | utter a harsh abrupt scream |
Meaning | The loudspeaker on an intercom or public address system. | |
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Synonyms | squawk box, intercom speaker | |
Part of | intercommunication system, intercom | A communication system linking different rooms within a building or ship etc |
Broader | loudspeaker, speaker, speaker unit, loudspeaker system, speaker system | electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance |
Spanish | altavoz de intercomunicador, altavoz |
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