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    CAVILER

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objectionsplay

    Synonyms:

    caviler; caviller; pettifogger; quibbler

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("caviler" is a kind of...):

    malcontent (a person who is discontented or disgusted)

    Derivation:

    cavil (raise trivial objections)

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