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carp 1

 (kärp)
intr.v. carped, carp·ing, carps
To complain or find fault in a petty or disagreeable way: carped about the poor service at the restaurant. See Synonyms at quibble.
[Middle English carpen, from Old Norse karpa, to boast.]
carp′er n.

carp 2

 (kärp)
n. pl. carp or carps
1. A freshwater cyprinid fish (Cyprinus carpio) native to Eurasia that is widely bred in ponds for food.
2. Any of various fishes of the family Cyprinidae.
[Middle English carpe, from Old French carpe, from Medieval Latin carpa, of Germanic origin.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.carper - someone who constantly criticizes in a petty waycarper - someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way
niggler
critic - someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments
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carper

noun
A person who finds fault, often severely and willfully:
caviler, critic, criticizer, faultfinder, hypercritic, niggler, nitpicker, quibbler.
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