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)

Related terms

• Querele

Further reading

• “Querulant” in Duden online