fussbudget

noun

ˈfəs-ˌbə-jət How to pronounce fussbudget (audio)
Definition of fussbudgetnext
as in complainer
a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things a customer who's a real fussbudget about wanting her food very hot

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Recent Examples of fussbudget The progressive mayor of New York wanted a mega financial institution to anchor his preferred business district, and no preservationist fussbudgets were going to get in the way. — Justin Davidson, Daily Intelligencer, 22 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fussbudget
  1. complainer
  2. baby
  3. fusspot
Noun
  • My ‘Deborah Vance Show senior writer’ persona was kind of a rude complainer with an incipient alcohol problem.
    — Merrill Markoe, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Are they deluded into thinking that the complainers are just a squeaky wheel minority and the majority of fans are happy with it?
    — Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of complainer
Noun
  • From Hall of Fame quarterbacks to groundbreaking women, these are the best baby names for football fans.
    — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Her conversation with John also divulges the depths of his entwinement with current ring-bearer Hal Jordan, via a flashback to when John was a baby, in the all-important year of 1986.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of baby
Noun
  • In Deborah, the show offers a lonely boomer fusspot with the politics of Dwight Eisenhower.
    — Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 July 2024
  • However, this trait can appear as a stickler for perfection, precision, fusspot, formalist, nitpicker, pedantic, and fastidious.
    — Colleen Reilly, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Definition of fusspot

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“Fussbudget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fussbudget. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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