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Meaning of CAVILER

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections
 
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 Synonyms: caviller, pettifogger, quibbler
 
 See Also: controversialist, disputant

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cav"il*er\ or Caviller \Cav"il*ler\ (-[~e]r), n.
One who cavils.
      Cavilers at the style of the Scriptures. --Boyle.
 

 

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