A person who plucks someone or something (in various senses of the verb). Also with adverbs.
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释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > [noun] > critic > captious (20) 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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