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or caviller
as in criticizer
a person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults
the chronic cavilers who are going to complain no matter what the mayor does
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Noun
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In turn, the criticizer is made out to be overreacting.—
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Washington Post food critic Elazar Sontag entertains your restaurant questions, rants and raves.—
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Flynn, a Wu critic who nominated Worrell, was assigned to chair city services.—
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“Caviler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caviler. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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