SCOLDER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault

Synonyms:

common scold; nag; nagger; scold; scolder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("scolder" is a kind of...):

disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scolder"):

harridan (a scolding (even vicious) old woman)

Derivation:

scold (censure severely or angrily)

scold (show one's unhappiness or critical attitude)