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faultfinder

[fawlt-fahyn-der] / ˈfɔltˌfaɪn dər /
NOUN
bellyacher
Synonyms
STRONG
crab crybaby grouch growler grumbler grump moaner sniveler whiner
WEAK
fusser
NOUN
carper
Synonyms
STRONG
caviler caviller nag nagger niggler nitpicker quibbler scold
WEAK
castigator criticizer
NOUN
caviler
Synonyms
STRONG
carper caviller complainer niggler nitpicker pettifogger quibbler whiner
WEAK
criticizer
NOUN
complainer
Synonyms
STRONG
bellyacher crab crybaby growler grumbler grump moaner nagger nitpicker objector protester troublemaker
WEAK
fusser
NOUN
crab
Synonyms
STRONG
bellyacher complainer curmudgeon growler grumbler grump sourpuss whiner
WEAK
fusser
NOUN
criticizer
Synonyms
WEAK
carper caviler censor hypercritic knocker nitpicker quibbler
NOUN
crybaby
Synonyms
STRONGEST
whiner wimp
STRONG
bellyacher complainer critic grumbler moaner sissy softy wuss
WEAK
griper
NOUN
griper
Synonyms
WEAK
bear bellyacher bug complainer crab crank crosspatch curmudgeon grouser growler grumbler grump kicker malcontent moaner murmurer mutterer sorehead sourpuss whiner
NOUN
grouch
Synonyms
STRONG
bear bellyacher bug crab crank crosspatch curmudgeon growler grumbler grump kicker malcontent moaner sorehead sourpuss whiner
WEAK
griper grouser
NOUN
grouser
Synonyms
WEAK
bear bellyacher bug complainer crab crank crosspatch curmudgeon griper growler grumbler grump kicker malcontent moaner murmurer mutterer sorehead sourpuss whiner
NOUN
grumbler
Synonyms
STRONG
bear bellyacher bug complainer crab crank crosspatch curmudgeon growler grump kicker malcontent moaner murmurer mutterer sorehead sourpuss whiner
WEAK
griper grouser
NOUN
murmurer
Synonyms
STRONG
bear bellyacher bug complainer crab crank crosspatch curmudgeon growler grumbler grump kicker malcontent moaner mutterer sorehead sourpuss whiner
WEAK
griper grouser
NOUN
mutterer
Synonyms
STRONG
bear bellyacher bug complainer crab crank crosspatch curmudgeon growler grumbler grump kicker malcontent moaner murmurer sorehead sourpuss whiner
WEAK
griper grouser
NOUN
niggler
Synonyms
STRONG
attacker carper caviler censor complainant complainer defamer disparager doubter maligner muckraker nagger nitpicker quibbler scolder slanderer vilifier worrier zapper
WEAK
aristarch backseat driver belittler blamer censurer criticizer disapprover disputer fretter hypercritic mud-slinger nit-picker panner reviler sidewalk superintendent
NOUN
nitpicker
Synonyms
STRONG
attacker carper caviler censor complainant complainer defamer disparager doubter maligner muckraker nagger niggler quibbler scolder slanderer vilifier worrier zapper
WEAK
aristarch backseat driver belittler blamer censurer criticizer disapprover disputer fretter hypercritic mud-slinger nit-picker panner reviler sidewalk superintendent
NOUN
quibbler
Synonyms
STRONG
attacker carper caviler censor complainant complainer defamer disparager doubter maligner muckraker nagger niggler nitpicker scolder slanderer vilifier worrier zapper
WEAK
aristarch backseat driver belittler blamer censurer criticizer disapprover disputer fretter hypercritic mud-slinger nit-picker panner reviler sidewalk superintendent
NOUN
sorehead
Synonyms
STRONG
bear bellyacher bug complainer crab crank crosspatch curmudgeon growler grumbler grump kicker malcontent moaner murmurer mutterer sourpuss whiner
WEAK
griper grouser
NOUN
sourpuss
Synonyms
STRONG
bellyacher crab crank crosspatch curmudgeon growler grumbler grump killjoy moaner sorehead whiner
WEAK
griper sulker

Example Sentences

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Last week a canny faultfinder was being tuned up by Nashville's George Peabody College for Teachers.

From Time Magazine Archive

The only faultfinder was Donald Edgar of the Daily Express.

From Time Magazine Archive

He is a natural born faultfinder and grouchy by nature.

From Laugh and Live by Fairbanks, Douglas

Having listened to the faultfinder, they vote; and having voted, they rarely relent.

From Socialism and Democracy in Europe by Orth, Samuel P.

After his conversion he made amends, though he was always the atrabilious faultfinder.

From Unicorns by Huneker, James