quibbler
- a word derived from quibble.
Example Sentences
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He is an accomplished résumé padder, an expert with the evasive fallback answer when challenged, a skillful deflector of the awkward question, a quibbler par excellence and just stunningly self-confident.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2023
Joe Hume himself could not have questioned one solitary item in our budget: and I defy the veriest quibbler on a grand jury to 'traverse,' a spangle on a pair of our theatrical smallclothes.
From Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands by Lever, Charles James
Chicā′ner, one who chicanes: a quibbler; Chicā′nery, trickery or artifice, esp. in legal proceedings: quibbling; Chicā′ning, quibbling.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
He was adroit and quick, and was rather a quibbler than a great lawyer.
From The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest by Sparks, William Henry
Any quibbler can twist the meaning of words, while only those who think the thought can understand.
From The Workingman's Paradise An Australian Labour Novel by Miller, John Maurice
