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Definition of Squabbler
1. Noun. Someone who quarrels about a small matter.
Definition of Squabbler
1. n. One who squabbles; a contentious person; a brawler.
Definition of Squabbler
1. Noun. A person who squabbles. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Squabbler
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Squabbler
Literary usage of Squabbler
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings and Debates of the Convention of the Commonwealth of by Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention, Pennsylvania, John Agg (1838)
"... volentes! a political judge! a bar-room, squabbler—a judge who is designed to
do any dirty work that may be put into his hands ? ..."
2. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1888)
"Thersites, with an epos all to himself, would hardly be a greater nuisance than
the Petty Squabbler who should monopolise our Morning Paper. ..."
3. With Fire and Sword: An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia by Henryk Sienkiewicz (1898)
"I did not expect such a daring deed from him, for I held him a squabbler and a
coward. Cunning he is, but a tremendous exaggerator; and all the bravery of ..."
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