Usage Note
Geindre as a noun (informal) refers to a person who constantly moans or complains. As a verb it means to whine or groan, and this noun use is derived from it. The seed marks it as noun with masculine gender. A near-synonym in informal French is pleurnicheur or râleur, the latter being perhaps more common in everyday speech.
Examples
"C'est un vrai geindre, il se plaint tout le temps."
Natural Translation
He is a real whiner, he complains all the time.
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