fault·find·er

[fawlt-fahyn-der]
noun
a person who habitually finds fault, complains, or objects, especially in a petty way.

Origin:
1555–65; fault + finder

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faultfinder

noun
someone who is critical of the motives of others [syn: cynic
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Faultfinder is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Example sentences
The faultfinder evidently fails to comprehend the government's ingenious methods for promoting diversity of crops.
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