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- [fawlt-fahyn-der]
- /ˈfɔltˌfaɪn dər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawlt-fahyn-der]
- /ˈfɔltˌfaɪn dər/
Definitions of faultfinder word
- noun faultfinder a person who habitually finds fault, complains, or objects, especially in a petty way. 1
- noun faultfinder A person who finds fault. 1
- noun faultfinder critical person 1
- noun faultfinder a person given to finding fault; chronic, captious complainer 0
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Origin of faultfinder
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1555-65; fault + finder
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Parts of speech for Faultfinder
noun
adjective
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
faultfinder popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for faultfinder
noun faultfinder
- wimp — any of a group of weakly interacting elementary particles predicted by various unified field theories, as the W particle and Z-zero particle, that are characterized by relatively large masses.
- sissy — Disparaging and Offensive. an effeminate boy or man.
- critic — A critic is a person who writes about and expresses opinions about things such as books, films, music, or art.
- complainer — A complainer is someone who complains a lot about their problems or about things they do not like.
- grumble — to murmur or mutter in discontent; complain sullenly.
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