Associations to the word «Caviler»

Wiktionary

CAVILER, noun. A person who cavils; a faultfinder, quibbler or nitpicker

Dictionary definition

CAVILER, noun. A disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats