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- [kahrp]
- /kɑrp/
- /ˈkɑː.pə(r)/
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- [kahrp]
- /kɑrp/
Definitions of carper word
- verb without object carper to find fault or complain querulously or unreasonably; be niggling in criticizing; cavil: to carp at minor errors. 1
- noun carper a peevish complaint. 1
- noun carper A person who habitually carps, who talks too much and regularly finds fault. 1
- noun carper complaining or critical person 1
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Origin of carper
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English carpen to speak, prate < Old Norse karpa to brag, wrangle
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Parts of speech for Carper
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
carper popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for carper
noun carper
- nag — to annoy by persistent faultfinding, complaints, or demands.
- quibbler — an instance of the use of ambiguous, prevaricating, or irrelevant language or arguments to evade a point at issue.
- caviler — a person who cavils
- scold — to find fault with angrily; chide; reprimand: The teacher scolded me for being late.
- nitpicker — a person who nitpicks, especially habitually.
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