noun
a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections
• Syn: ↑caviller, ↑caviler, ↑pettifogger
• Derivationally related forms: ↑pettifog (for: ↑pettifogger), ↑cavil (for: ↑caviler), ↑cavil (for: ↑caviller), ↑quibble
• Hypernyms: ↑malcontent
Useful english dictionary. 2012.