nagger

/ˈnæɡɚ/ noun

One who nags.

Word Origin Nagger comes from 'nag', which goes back to Old Norse 'naggja' meaning to gnaw or peck at. So a nagger is literally someone who gnaws at you with repeated complaints — like a persistent rodent. The verb 'nag' originally meant to gnaw, then to irritate by constant fault-finding.

noun One who nags. countable

His wife is such a nagger about keeping the house tidy.

(名词) 唠叨鬼;唠叨的人;碎嘴子;絮叨者;啰嗦的人 【唠叨不休的人】

他妻子在保持房屋整洁方面真是个爱唠叨的人。

(sustantivo) regañón; latoso; machacón; pelmazo; repe [Persona que regaña o insiste repetidamente.]

Su esposa es tan regañona con lo de mantener la casa ordenada.

(nom) raseur; rabâcheur; harceleur; casse-pieds [Personne qui harcèle les autres de remarques répétées et importunes.]

Sa femme est une vraie harceleuse quand il s'agit de garder la maison en ordre.

(Substantiv) Nörgler; Meckerer; Krittler; Quengler; Miesmacher [Eine Person, die ständig kritisiert, ermahnt oder unzufrieden ist, oft in aufdringlicher oder wiederholender Weise.]

Seine Frau ist so ein **nagger**, wenn es um die Ordnung im Haus geht.

(名詞) うるさく小言を言って困らせる人。

彼の妻は、家をきれいに保つことに関して本当に口うるさい。

(substantivo) reclamão; chato; queixudo; implicante; enfadonho [Aquele que reclama insistentemente.]

A esposa dele vive reclamando para manter a casa arrumada.

Word parts: nag + er

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