faultfinder
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of faultfinder
Example Sentences
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The only faultfinder was Donald Edgar of the Daily Express.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week a canny faultfinder was being tuned up by Nashville's George Peabody College for Teachers.
From Time Magazine Archive
After his conversion he made amends, though he was always the atrabilious faultfinder.
From Unicorns by Huneker, James
Our late Mr. Moody says a true thing when he says that a faultfinder is usually a lightweight.
From The Nation Behind Prison Bars by Herr, George L. (George Lewis)
Yes, sir, the faultfinder is always a failure.
From Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" by Hains, T. Jenkins (Thornton Jenkins)
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