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caviller|ˈkævɪlə(r)|
[f. cavil v. + -er.]
One who cavils; a captious or frivolous objector, a quibbling disputant.
1574Whitgift Def. Aunsw. 429 (R.) You are but a shifting cauiller. 1667Phil. Trans. II. 505 Of greater moment than perhaps Detractors and Cavillers imagine. 1759Johnson Rasselas xxx, That it is doubted by single cavillers, can very little weaken the general evidence. 1869Spurgeon J. Ploughm. Talk 17 Cavillers..find fault for the sake of showing off their deep knowledge. |