Querulant

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin querulāns.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kveʁuˈlant/
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  • Rhymes: -ant

Noun

Querulant m (weak, genitive Querulanten, plural Querulanten, feminine Querulantin)

  1. (psychology) querulant
  2. grouser, griper (stubborn person who constantly complains)
    • 2021 June 21, Tilman Baumgärtel, “Ende der Querdenker-Bewegung: Urlaub von der Wirklichkeit”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Ähnliches konnte man schon bei Pegida oder den sogenannten Montagsdemonstrationen 2015 beobachten: Einer kleinen Gruppe von Querulanten gelangt es damals, den öffentlichen Diskurs nachhaltig zu beeinflussen.
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