HAIRSPLITTER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A disputant who makes unreasonably fine distinctions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

controversialist; disputant; eristic (a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy)

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