Carper
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɑː(ɹ)pə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Carper is a noun meaning A person who habitually carps, who talks too much and regularly finds fault.
Meaning
A person who habitually carps, who talks too much and regularly finds fault.
Example Sentences
He censures everything, this zealous carper.
Shame not these woods, / By putting on the cunning of a carper.
[…] Lady Tipper […] shook her head in wounded defiance of all the carpers and whiners.
What is this sort of piece going to do when confronted with row upon row of coldly sober carpers?
Word Forms
- carpers
Synonyms for carper
Depending on context, synonyms include critic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include critic, kvetch, crabber, caviler, yacker, whiner.
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