caviller

Other forms: cavillers

Definitions of caviller
  1. noun
    a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections
    synonyms: caviler, pettifogger, quibbler
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    type of:
    malcontent
    a person who is discontented or disgusted
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