# der Querulant

der Querulant is a German noun meaning “querulant”. Forms: des Querulanten, die Querulanten.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Querulanten
- Plural: die Querulanten

## In other languages

- Русский: кверулянт, жалобщик, сутяга

## Meanings

1. querulant
2. grouser, griper (someone who constantly complains, especially about perceived wrongs)
3. someone who obstinately and truculently advances their (unpopular) opinions; someone who seems to enjoy antagonizing the majority; a pighead, maverick
   - Ähnliches konnte man schon bei Pegida oder den sogenannten Montagsdemonstrationen 2015 beobachten: Einer kleinen Gruppe von Querulanten gelangt [read: gelang] es damals, den öffentlichen Diskurs nachhaltig zu beeinflussen.

## Examples

- Matti ist im Moment ein solcher Querulant. — Matt is such a grumpy sod at the moment.

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