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“Why not? I’m really lucky to do a relatively easy job. I’m not a moaner, and so if I’m going to work, I have to have a good time.”

From The Guardian • Aug. 26, 2018

"This is quite different from moaning subjectively about programmes. "I am afraid Mr Tebbit has acquired a reputation with some broadcasters as simply a moaner.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2015

But then there’s the frontman, Samuel T. Herring, more a moaner than a singer, who never quite gets to the release on this album that, despite its adeptness, ultimately comes off as restrained.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2014

He could be a reactionary and a bit of a moaner, often unable to hide his displeasure at a faulty bowling technique, though praise was also willingly given.

From The Guardian • Apr. 5, 2010

Den hit goes on and tell 'bout de moaner, says: Oh, dey's a moaner here, dey's a moaner dere, I really do b'lieve dey's a moaner ev'ywhere.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration