caviler

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caviler

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From cavil + -er.

noun cavilers

A person who cavils; a faultfinder, quibbler or nitpicker 1817 John Nicholas - Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century a man who comments on the Bible affords all the opportunity a caviler could wish for.

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@misc{caviler_2026,
  title = {caviler},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caviler},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}