Difference between Nagger and Scold

What is the difference between Nagger and Scold?

Nagger as a noun is one who nags while Scold as a noun is a person fond of abusive language, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.

Nagger

Part of speech: noun

Definition: one who nags

Scold

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person fond of abusive language, in particular a troublesome and angry woman.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To rebuke.

Example sentence: I wasn't always a Twitter devotee. During the 2012 campaign, the first during which Twitter was widely used by journalists and campaign aides, I became something of a scold to younger reporters who I thought misused the medium.

We hope you now know whether to use Nagger or Scold in your sentence.

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