CAVILER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does caviler mean? 

• CAVILER (noun)
  The noun CAVILER has 1 sense:

1. a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAVILER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

caviler; caviller; pettifogger; quibbler

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

malcontent (a person who is discontented or disgusted)

Derivation:

cavil (raise trivial objections)