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faultfinder

American  
[fawlt-fahyn-der] / ˈfɔltˌfaɪn dər /

noun

  1. a person who habitually finds fault, complains, or objects, especially in a petty way.


Etymology

Origin of faultfinder

First recorded in 1555–65; fault + finder

Example Sentences

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Last week a canny faultfinder was being tuned up by Nashville's George Peabody College for Teachers.

From Time Magazine Archive

The only faultfinder was Donald Edgar of the Daily Express.

From Time Magazine Archive

It only means that the teacher, in making corrections or calling attention to failures, shall manifest the spirit of a helper and not of a faultfinder.

From The Recitation by Betts, George Herbert

He is a natural born faultfinder and grouchy by nature.

From Laugh and Live by Fairbanks, Douglas

All is tranquil, re236spectable, and luxurious, and it would take a chronic faultfinder not to be content with the manner with which these admirable restorations and refurnishings have been carried out.

From Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

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