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plucker-atc1500

A person who plucks someone or something (in various senses of the verb). Also with adverbs.

pick-fault1544

(a) n. a fault-finder; †(b) adj. fault-finding (Obsolete).

pick mote1549

a person who draws attention to trivial faults in others (in 1549 as part of a humorous, mocking title).

trip-taker1556

one who ‘takes another in a trip’, a fault-finder.

mome1563

A carping critic.

Momus1563

(a) The Greek god of censure and ridicule, who was banished from Olympus for his criticisms of the gods; (also) a representation of the god. (b) A…

Zoilus1565

Name of a Greek critic and grammarian (4th century b.c.) famous for his severe criticism of Homer; transferred (with plural Zoili, Zoiluses), a…

find-fault1567

A person who finds fault (see fault, n. 6); a fault-finder, a censorious person.

caviller1574

One who cavils; a captious or frivolous objector, a quibbling disputant.

carper1579

One who carps. A fault-finder, a caviller, a captious critic.

sheep-biter?1589

figurative. (a) ? A malicious or censorious fellow. (b) A shifty, sneaking, or thievish fellow. Cf. sheep-biting n. at derivatives. Obsolete.

Zoilist1594

an imitator of Zoilus, a carping critic.

momist1597

A person who habitually finds fault; a harsh critic.

word-catcher1659

(a) a person who catches or cavils at words, a petty or carping critic (now rare); (b) a person who catches or makes a collection of words.

knocker1898

A fault-finder, one who is addicted to captious criticism. (Cf. knock, v. 2g) colloquial (originally U.S.).

crabber1909

One who finds fault or criticizes adversely.

kvetch1936

A detestable or unpleasant person; esp. a person who criticizes or complains a great deal.

tearer-downer1942

one who tears down, a carping critic (cf. tear, v.1 3h).

nitpicker1951

A pedantic critic; a petty fault-finder.

kvetcher1968

= kvetch, n. 1.

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