Obs. a name applied by their opponents to the early Reformers (def. 1) of Upper Canada, from the list of thirty-one grievances presented by William Lyon Mackenzie in 1829.
- 1828  Like William Lyon Mackenzie, he was a confirmed grievance-monger.
- 1832  Demagogues and grievance-mongers will soon find their business to be but a poor one.
- 1832  Between 11 and 12 o'clock, the business of the day commenced, with choosing a genuine grievance monger chairman.