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nitpicker

or nit-pick·er

[ nit-pik-er ]
/ ˈnɪtˌpɪk ər /
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noun
a person who nitpicks, especially habitually.
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Origin of nitpicker

First recorded in 1950–55; nit1 + pick1 + -er1

Words nearby nitpicker

nitid, nitinol, nit-lamp, niton, nitpick, nitpicker, nit-picking, nit-picky, nitr-, Nitra, Nitralloy
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Words related to nitpicker

attacker, carper, caviler, censor, complainant, complainer, defamer, disparager, doubter, faultfinder, maligner, muckraker, nagger, niggler, quibbler, scolder, slanderer, vilifier, worrier, zapper
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