caviler

English

Etymology

From cavil +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

caviler (plural cavilers)

  1. A person who cavils; a faultfinder, quibbler or nitpicker
    • 1817 John Nicholas - Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century
      a man who comments on the Bible affords all the opportunity a caviler could wish for.

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