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单词 faultfinder
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faultfinder

[ fawlt-fahyn-der ]
/ ˈfɔltˌfaɪn dər /
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noun

a person who habitually finds fault, complains, or objects, especially in a petty way.

Origin of faultfinder

First recorded in 1555–65; fault + finder

Words nearby faultfinder

Faulknerian, Faulkner, William, fault, fault block, fault breccia, faultfinder, faultfinding, faultless, fault line, fault plane, fault scarp
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Example sentences from the Web for faultfinder

  • Having listened to the faultfinder, they vote; and having voted, they rarely relent.

    Socialism and Democracy in Europe|Samuel P. Orth
  • He said of himself that he had been sentenced by his nature to be the faultfinder, to see the other side of things.

    Plays: Comrades; Facing Death; Pariah; Easter|August Strindberg
  • Our late Mr. Moody says a true thing when he says that a faultfinder is usually a lightweight.

    The Nation Behind Prison Bars|George L. Herr
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