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FAULTFINDER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does faultfinder mean?
• FAULTFINDER (noun)
The noun FAULTFINDER has 1 sense:
1. someone who is critical of the motives of others
Familiarity information: FAULTFINDER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who is critical of the motives of others
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
cynic; faultfinder
Hypernyms ("faultfinder" is a kind of...):
disagreeable person; unpleasant person (a person who is not pleasant or agreeable)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "faultfinder"):
depreciator; detractor; disparager; knocker (one who disparages or belittles the worth of something)
Derivation:
find fault (harass with constant criticism)
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