quibbler

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quib·ble

(kwĭb′əl)

intr.v. quib·bled, quib·bling, quib·bles

To argue or find fault over trivial matters or minor concerns; cavil.

1. A trivial matter or minor concern raised in arguing or finding fault.

2. Archaic A pun.

[Probably diminutive of obsolete quib, equivocation, perhaps from Latin quibus, dative and ablative pl. of quī, who, what (from its frequent use in legal documents); see k^wo- in Indo-European roots.]

quib′bler n.

Synonyms: quibble, carp¹, cavil, nitpick
These verbs mean to raise petty or frivolous objections or complaints: quibbling about minor details; a critic who constantly carped; caviling about the price of coffee; tried to stop nitpicking all the time.

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Noun

quibbler - a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections

caviler, caviller, pettifogger

malcontent - a person who is discontented or disgusted

quibbler

noun

A person who finds fault, often severely and willfully:

carper, caviler, critic, criticizer, faultfinder, hypercritic, niggler, nitpicker.

Translations

enculeur de mouches

sofistico

quibbler

[ˈkwɪbləʳ] N → quisquilloso/a m/f

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quibbler

n (= petty critic) → Krittler(in) m(f), → Kritikaster m (pej); (= hair-splitter) → Wortklauber(in) m(f), → Haarspalter(in) m(f)

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