Synonyms for quibbler
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kwib-uhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwɪb əl |
Top 10 synonyms for quibbler Other synonyms for the word quibbler
Définition of quibbler
Origin :- 1610s, "a pun, a play on words," probably a diminutive of obsolete quib "evasion of point at issue," based on an overuse of Latin quibus? in legal jargon, which supposedly gave it the association with trivial argument. Meaning "equivocation, evasion of the point" is attested from 1660s.
- noun critic
- With him the quibbler, the doctrinaire, the political economist, has no place.
- Extract from : « Sir Charles Napier » by Sir William Francis Butler
- If there is one thing I find it difficult to have Christian patience with, it is a quibbler.
- Extract from : « Hildegarde's Harvest » by Laura E. Richards
- He was adroit and quick, and was rather a quibbler than a great lawyer.
- Extract from : « The Memories of Fifty Years » by William H. Sparks
- You are a quibbler, I vow; but I would not hear your worst enemy accuse you of being orthodox.
- Extract from : « A Nest of Linnets » by Frank Frankfort Moore
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