Definition of CAVILER

caviler

Plural: cavilers

Noun

  • A person who makes trivial objections or finds fault unnecessarily.
  • a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections
  • A person who cavils; a faultfinder, quibbler or nitpicker

Examples

  • The resident CAVILER questioned every dictionary lookup during their Words With Friends game.

Origin / Etymology

From cavil + -er.

Scrabble Score: 12

caviler: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
caviler: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
caviler: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

caviler: valid Words With Friends Word