quibbler

quibbler
quib·bler
[ˈkwɪbl̩əʳ, AM -ɚ]
n
1. (pej: petty arguer) Streithahn m fig pej, Querulant(in) m(f) pej
2. (over-critical person) kleinlicher Kritiker/kleinliche Kritikerin pej, Nörgler(in) m(f) pej, Kritikaster m BRD pej, Raunzer(in) m(f) ÖSTERR pej fam
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['kwɪblə(r)]
n
(= petty critic) Krittler(in) m(f), Kritikaster m (pej); (= hair-splitter) Wortklauber(in) m(f), Haarspalter(in) m(f)
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quibbler s
1. Haarspalter(in)
2. Krittler(in)
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n.
Wortklauber m.

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