CAVILLER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections

Synonyms:

caviler; caviller; pettifogger; quibbler

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("caviller" is a kind of...):

malcontent (a person who is discontented or disgusted)

Derivation:

cavil (raise trivial objections)

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