Synonyms

nit-picker

[nit-pik-er]

nit·pick·er

[nit-pik-er]
noun
a person who nitpicks, especially habitually.
Also, nit-pick·er.


Origin:
1950–55; nit1 + pick1 + -er1
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Nit-picker is always a great word to know.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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World English Dictionary
nit-picking
 
n
1.  a concern with insignificant details, esp with the intention of finding fault
 
adj
2.  showing such a concern; fussy
 
[C20: from nit1 + pick1]
 
'nit-picker
 
n

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nit-picker definition


  1. n.
    a person who is hypercritical. : Mary is such a nit-picker!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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