Quibbler

Quibbler
Quibbler Quib"bler, n. One who quibbles; a caviler; also, a punster. [1913 Webster]

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  • quibbler — noun see quibble I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • quibbler — See quibble. * * * …   Universalium

  • quibbler — noun Somebody who quibbles …   Wiktionary

  • quibbler — Synonyms and related words: belittler, captious critic, carper, caviler, censor, censurer, common scold, critic, criticizer, equivocator, faultfinder, frondeur, hairsplitter, hedger, momus, mystificator, mystifier, nitpicker, obscurantist,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • quibbler — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A person who finds fault, often severely and willfully: carper, caviler, critic, criticizer, faultfinder, hypercritic, niggler, nitpicker. See PRAISE …   English dictionary for students

  • quibbler — quib·bler || kwɪblÉ™(r) n. one who evades an argument by using ambiguous language; one who makes equivocal comments; one who makes petty criticisms …   English contemporary dictionary

  • quibbler — n captious reasoner, caviler, hairsplitter, Inf. nitpicker, nag; equivocator, sphinx, Delphic oracle; double talker; sophist, casuist, Logic. parologist; prevaricator, liar, palterer …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • quibbler — quib·bler …   English syllables

  • quibbler — noun a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections • Syn: ↑caviller, ↑caviler, ↑pettifogger • Derivationally related forms: ↑pettifog (for: ↑pettifogger), ↑cavil …   Useful english dictionary

  • The Quibbler (Website) — Founded in 2003, The Quibbler online news magazine is a family friendly Harry Potter fansite dedicated to writing. The Quibbler Newsmagazine The Quibbler was founded by four female editors in September 2003, immediately after the English… …   Wikipedia

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