Definitions
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- n. a person who habitually carps, who talks too much and regularly finds fault
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. One who carps; a caviler.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A talker.
- n. One who carps; a caviler.
- n. One who prepares thistle-teazels for the cloth-napping machine.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way
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reesetee commented on the word carper
Damn it, now I want to prepare thistle-teazels for the cloth-napping machine. Where do I sign up?
August 14, 2010
ruzuzu commented on the word carper
"1. A talker.
2. One who carps; a caviler.
3. One who prepares thistle-teazels for the cloth-napping machine."
- Century Dictionary
August 11, 2010