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CARPER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does carper mean?
• CARPER (noun)
The noun CARPER has 1 sense:
1. someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way
Familiarity information: CARPER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
carper; niggler
Hypernyms ("carper" is a kind of...):
critic (someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments)
Derivation:
carp (raise trivial objections)
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