One who contends at law, or is at strife or discord; a quarrelsome contentious person, etc.
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| 释义 | society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > [noun] > quarrelsomeness > quarrelsome person (13) conteckerc1300 One who contends at law, or is at strife or discord; a quarrelsome contentious person, etc. brawler1377 One engaged in or given to brawls; a quarrelsome, wrangling fellow; a breaker of the peace. strivera1400 One who strives with others; a contender, competitor. †In early use also, one given to strife, a contentious person. debater1413 One who contends or strives; a quarrelsome or contentious person. Obsolete. tuilyier1444 A quarrelsome person, a brawler. Also in combination tuilyier-like adj. quarrelsome. briguer1496 A disputatious or quarrelsome person. Sir Wrig-wraga1529 Sir Wrig-wrag, ? a contentious person. brabbler1570 One who brabbles. A quarrelsome person, brawler. squarer1600 A contentious or quarrelsome person. Obsolete. rare. pickeerer1656 A person who engages in pickeering, a skirmisher. Chiefly figurative: a provoker of petty confrontations, a contentious or argumentative person. rafflerc1750 A quarrelsome person, a person who makes a disturbance. Cf. ruffler, n.1 2. roit1825 Scottish. derogatory. An excessively garrulous person; (in later use) esp. a quarrelsome and unruly woman. pickeer1888 = pickeerer, n. rare. |
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