nitpicker

[nit-pik-er] / ˈnɪtˌpɪk ər /

NOUN

critic

Synonyms

STRONG

attacker carper caviler censor complainant complainer defamer disparager doubter faultfinder maligner muckraker nagger niggler quibbler scolder slanderer vilifier worrier zapper

WEAK

aristarch backseat driver belittler blamer censurer criticizer disapprover disputer fretter hypercritic mud-slinger nit-picker panner reviler sidewalk superintendent

Example Sentences

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“I’m not a nitpicker because no filmed entertainment can capture every single fact of a book,” Swanson says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2024

It’s actually three Ns: nitpicker, narcissist or neurodivergent.

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2021

As I said, I don't like the role of nitpicker; your column is always fresh and well-written.

From Fox News • Feb. 12, 2019

If you’re a nitpicker, there’s your barely-visible-to-the-eye nit.

From The Verge • Nov. 12, 2014

There is no accepted coaching category called stickler or nitpicker.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2012