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Querulant
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querulant
German
Etymology
18th century, de la-med querulāns 1. In its broadened sense associated with unrelated de quer cross, diagonal.
Pronunciation
de /kveʁuˈlant/
de De-Querulant.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de ant 3
Noun
m.weak in
de psychology querulant
grouser, griper someone who constantly complains, especially about perceived wrongs
de Nörgler Meckerer
de by extension someone who obstinately and truculently advances their (unpopular) opinions; someone who seems to enjoy antagonizing the majority; a pighead, maverick
de Querkopf Quergeist
de Tilman Baumgärtel Ende der Querdenker-Bewegung: Urlaub von der Wirklichkeit Die Tageszeitung: taz 2021-06-21 https://taz.de/!5777010/ 0931-9085 Ähnliches konnte man schon bei Pegida oder den sogenannten Montagsdemonstrationen 2015 beobachten: Einer kleinen Gruppe von Querulanten gelangt [read: gelang] es damals, den öffentlichen Diskurs nachhaltig zu beeinflussen. https://web.archive.org/web/20210618070221/https://taz.de/!5777010/ 18 June 2021
Declension
m.weak
Derived terms
de querulant, de querulantisch a
de Querulanz n
Related terms
de Querele
Further reading
de People