He is really a nitpicker.
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Nitpicker
//ˈnɪt.pɪk.ə(ɹ)//
Synonyms for "nitpicker" (41 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (12)
Related words (20)
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Translations
22 translations across 11 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- llepafils noun (one who nitpicks)
Czech
3 entries- hnidopich noun (one who nitpicks)
- pedant noun (one who nitpicks)
- puntičkář noun (one who nitpicks)
Dutch
2 entries- mierenneuker noun (one who nitpicks)
- muggenzifter noun (one who nitpicks)
Estonian
1 entries- tähenärija noun (one who nitpicks)
Finnish
1 entries- pilkunviilaaja noun (one who nitpicks)
French
3 entries- coupeur de cheveux en quatre noun (one who nitpicks)
- enculeur de mouches noun (one who nitpicks)
- pinailleur noun (one who nitpicks)
German
4 entries- Erbsenzähler noun (one who nitpicks)
- Erbsenzählerin noun (one who nitpicks)
- Griffelspitzer noun (one who nitpicks)
- Griffelspitzerin noun (one who nitpicks)
Icelandic
1 entries- smámunaseggur noun (one who nitpicks)
Italian
1 entries- pignolo noun (one who nitpicks)
Macedonian
2 entries- ситничар noun (one who nitpicks)
- ситничарка noun (one who nitpicks)
Norwegian
1 entries- kverulant noun (one who nitpicks)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Tom is a bit of a nitpicker.
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What a nitpicker!
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He seems like a nitpicker.
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