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HAIRSPLITTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hairsplitter mean?
• HAIRSPLITTER (noun)
The noun HAIRSPLITTER has 1 sense:
1. a disputant who makes unreasonably fine distinctions
Familiarity information: HAIRSPLITTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A disputant who makes unreasonably fine distinctions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("hairsplitter" is a kind of...):
controversialist; disputant; eristic (a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy)
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