quarrel-picker1
/ˈkwɒrəlˌpɪkə/ /ˈkwɒr(ə)lˌpɪkə/noun
A person or (occasionally) an animal who picks quarrels; a quarrelsome person.
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Miles Coverdale (1488–1569), Bible translator and bishop of Exeter. From quarrel + picker, after to pick a quarrel.
quarrel-picker2
/ˈkwɒrəlˌpɪkə/ /ˈkwɒr(ə)lˌpɪkə/Now historical and rare
noun
A person who fits quarrels in windows, a glazier. Formerly also: a person who removes panes of glass in order to commit burglary.
- Used partly for the sake of a pun on quarrel-picker..
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Warning for House-keepers. From quarrel + picker, with punning reference to quarrel-picker.