name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who habitually carps, who talks too much and regularly finds fault.

   "Shame not these woods, / By putting on the cunning of a carper."

2. 2
   someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

censorcognoscentecommentatorcomplainerconnoisseurcrabber

Example

More examples

"Shame not these woods, / By putting on the cunning of a carper."

Etymology

From carp + -er.

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