nitpicker

See also: nit-picker

English

Alternative forms

nit-picker

Etymology

nitpick +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɪt.pɪk.ə(ɹ)/

Noun

nitpicker (plural nitpickers)

One who nitpicks (finds fault in unimportant details).

Synonyms

pettifogger

Translations

one who nitpicks

Catalan: llepafils (ca) m or f
Czech: puntičkář m, pedant (cs) m, hnidopich (cs) m
Dutch: mierenneuker (nl) m, muggenzifter (nl) m
Finnish: pilkunviilaaja
French: pinailleur (fr), coupeur de cheveux en quatre (fr), (slang) enculeur de mouches (fr)
German: Erbsenzähler (de) m, Erbsenzählerin (de) f, (colloquial) Korinthenkacker (de) m, (colloquial) Korinthenkackerin (de) f, Griffelspitzer (de) m, Griffelspitzerin f
Icelandic: smámunaseggur m
Italian: pignolo (it)
Macedonian: ситничар m or m pl (sitničar), ситничарка f (sitničarka)
Norwegian: kverulant (no) m

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