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FAULTFINDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does faultfinder mean? 

FAULTFINDER (noun)
  The noun FAULTFINDER has 1 sense:

1. someone who is critical of the motives of othersplay

  Familiarity information: FAULTFINDER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FAULTFINDER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who is critical of the motives of others

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

cynic; faultfinder

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

disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "faultfinder"):

depreciator; detractor; disparager; knocker (one who disparages or belittles the worth of something)

Derivation:

find fault (harass with constant criticism)


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