Caviler

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Caviler \Cav"il*er\ or Caviller \Cav"il*ler\ (-[~e]r), n.
     One who cavils.
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           Cavilers at the style of the Scriptures. --Boyle.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  caviler
       n : a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty
           objections [syn: {quibbler}, {caviller}, {pettifogger}]

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  CAVILER, n.  A critic of our own work.