Querulant

See also: querulant

German

Etymology

18th century, borrowed from Medieval Latin querulāns. In its broadened sense associated with unrelated quer (“cross, diagonal”).

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 (someone who constantly complains, especially about perceived wrongs)
    Synonyms: Nörgler, Meckerer
  3. (by extension) someone who obstinately and truculently advances their (unpopular) opinions; someone who seems to enjoy antagonizing the majority; a pighead, maverick
    Synonyms: Querkopf, Quergeist
    • 2021 June 21, Tilman Baumgärtel, “Ende der Querdenker-Bewegung: Urlaub von der Wirklichkeit”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎[1], →ISSN:
      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.
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Declension

Declension of Querulant [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Querulant die Querulanten
genitive eines des Querulanten der Querulanten
dative einem dem Querulanten den Querulanten
accusative einen den Querulanten die Querulanten

Derived terms

  • querulant, querulantisch (adjective)
  • Querulanz (noun)

Further reading

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