faultfinder
[ fawlt-fahyn-der ]
noun
a person who habitually findsfault, complains, or objects, especially in a petty way.
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How to use faultfinder in a sentence
On the whole, however, the critic is far less of a professional faultfinder than is sometimes imagined.
The Art of Letters | Robert LyndHe said of himself that he had been sentenced by his nature to be the faultfinder, to see the other side of things.
Plays: Comrades; Facing Death; Pariah; Easter | August StrindbergOur late Mr. Moody says a true thing when he says that a faultfinder is usually a lightweight.
The Nation Behind Prison Bars | George L. HerrAfter his conversion he made amends, though he was always the atrabilious faultfinder.
Unicorns | James HunekerWho but a chronic faultfinder could object to this upward move, so obvious now in all directions?
Is the Devil a Myth? | C. F. Wimberly
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