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faultfinder
noun fault·find·er \ˈfȯlt-ˌfīn-dər\
: a person who criticizes someone or something often in a way that is not fair or reasonable
Full Definition of FAULTFINDER
: one given to faultfinding
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First Known Use of FAULTFINDER
1558
Related to FAULTFINDER
- Synonyms
- carper, castigator, caviler (or caviller), censurer, criticizer, disparager, critic, hypercritic, knocker, niggler, nitpicker
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