Complainer (4 letters)

{ Answer }

CRAB

{ Related Clues }

Complain
Crustacean
Curmudgeon
Grouch
Grumbler
Grump
Malcontent
Sourpuss
Cancer, zodiacally
Fiddler, e.g.
Fiddler or hermit
Fiddler on the reef
Jimmy, e.g.
Kind of apple
Kvetching sort
Marine hermit
Move sideways
Rowing gaffe
Zodiac sign
Zodiac symbol
Zodiacal creature
Shore dinner staple
Zodiac figure in July
Zodiacal constellation (4)
Sea creature that moves sideways

{ Tags }

apple, complain, complainer, crab, creature, eg, fiddler, grass, grouch, hermit, kind, king, master, reef, sea, sideways, sign, sourpuss, symbol, zodiac, zodiacal

{ Notes }

The answer CRAB is seen frequently, appearing about once every 90 puzzles.

{ Definition }

CRAB as a noun:

1. decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers

2. (crab, crabby person) = a quarrelsome grouch

3. (Cancer, Crab) = (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer

4. (Cancer, Cancer the Crab, Crab) = the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22

5. (crab, crabmeat) = the edible flesh of any of various crabs

6. (crab louse, pubic louse, crab, Phthirius pubis) = infests the pubic region of the human body

7. a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply; "he caught a crab and lost the race"

CRAB as a verb:

1. direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind

2. scurry sideways like a crab

3. fish for crab

4. (gripe, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler) = complain; "What was he hollering about?"