carper
verb (used without object)
1.
to find fault or complain querulously or unreasonably; be niggling in criticizing; cavil: to carp at minor errors.
noun
2.
a peevish complaint.
Origin:
1200–50; Middle English carpen to speak, prate < Old Norse karpa to brag, wrangle
1200–50; Middle English carpen to speak, prate < Old Norse karpa to brag, wrangle
Related forms
carp·er, noun
Synonyms
1. criticize, deprecate, condemn, censure.
1. criticize, deprecate, condemn, censure.
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carp1 (kɑːp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl carp, carps | |
| 1. | a freshwater teleost food fish, Cyprinus carpio, having a body covered with cycloid scales, a naked head, one long dorsal fin, and two barbels on each side of the mouth: family Cyprinidae |
| 2. | any other fish of the family Cyprinidae; a cyprinid |
| Related: cyprinid, cyprinoid | |
| [C14: from Old French carpe, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German karpfo, Old Norse karfi] | |
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Carper
is always a great word to know.
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| carp2 (kɑːp) | |
| —vb (often foll by at) | |
| to complain or find fault; nag pettily | |
| [C13: from Old Norse karpa to boast; related to Latin carpere to pluck] | |
| 'carper2 | |
| —n | |
| carp2 (kɑːp) | |
| —vb (often foll by at) | |
| to complain or find fault; nag pettily | |
| [C13: from Old Norse karpa to boast; related to Latin carpere to pluck] | |
| 'carper2 | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
carp
"fish," 1393, from O.Fr. carpe, from V.L. carpa (c.575), possibly from Gothic *karpa. A Danube fish (hence the E.Gmc. origin of its name), introduced in Eng. ponds 14c.
carp
"complain," c.1240, from O.N. karpa "to brag," of unknown origin; meaning turned toward "find fault," probably by infl. of L. carpere "to slander, revile," lit. "to pluck" (see harvest).
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