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Noun: sniveler  sni-vu-lur
Usage: US (elsewhere: sniveller)
  1. A person who breathes audibly through a congested nose
    "The sniveler reached for another tissue to blow his nose";
    - sniffler, sniveller [Brit, Cdn]
     
  2. A person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
    "The constant sniveler annoyed his coworkers with trivial grievances";
    - whiner, complainer, moaner, sniveller [Brit, Cdn], crybaby [informal], bellyacher [informal], grumbler, squawker, whinger [Brit, informal], griper

Derived forms: snivelers

Type of: actor, disagreeable person, doer, unpleasant person, worker