caviler

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He was a great general and a great President, first in war and first in peace and all that, says our caviler, but his relaxation was in farm accounts, and his business war and politics.

From George Washington, Volume II by Lodge, Henry Cabot

Reciprocal reproaches which people may make to each other with the same right: for example, you are a caviler, you are selfish, blind, dishonest, etc.

From Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State by Janet, Paul

The critic should be more than a censor or caviler.

From Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism by Painter, F. V. N. (Franklin Verzelius Newton)

If any such caviler should reach our Society, have the moral courage to point out that last paragraph, and see if the wretches have forgotten to blush for themselves.

From Phemie Frost's Experiences by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)

The back-drawn effect of her chestnut tresses, which were still streaked here and there with sunny threads, could not be doubted as charming even by the most prejudiced caviler.

From An Ambitious Woman A Novel by Fawcett, Edgar