Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caviler

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cav-il-er
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who cavils; a faultfinder, quibbler or nitpicker

Example Sentences

"1817 John Nicholas - Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century a man who comments on the Bible affords all the opportunity a caviler could wish for."

Etymology

From cavil + -er.

Inflected Forms

cavilers (plural)

Synonyms

quibbler caviller pettifogger

Questions

What does caviler mean?: A person who cavils; a faultfinder, quibbler or nitpicker
Where does caviler come from?: From cavil + -er.

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