mutterer


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mut·ter

 (mŭt′ər)
v. mut·tered, mut·ter·ing, mut·ters
v.intr.
1. To speak indistinctly in low tones.
2. To complain or grumble morosely.
v.tr.
To utter or say in low indistinct tones.
n.
A low grumble or indistinct utterance.

[Middle English muttren, possibly from Latin muttīre.]

mut′ter·er n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.mutterer - a person who speaks softly and indistinctly
speaker, talker, verbaliser, verbalizer, utterer - someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims"
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mutterer

noun
A person who habitually complains or grumbles:
Informal: crank, griper, grouser.
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Brownlee won in a time of 4-03.09, followed by Heemeryck Pieter of Belgium in 4-11.23 and Buckingham taking the bronze medal in 4-15.36, with a run time of 1-13.46, almost three minutes ahead of fourth-placed Julian Mutterer of Germany.
One is a mumbling mutterer, the other speaks with methodical precision.