noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who scolds.
2. 2
   someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault wordnet
3. 3
   The oystercatcher, so called from its shrill cries.
4. 4
   The long-tailed duck. US, dialectal

Synonyms

All synonyms

scoldcastigatorcastigatorcensurercommon scoldcomplainer

Etymology

From scold + -er.

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