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Definition of Quibbler
1. Noun. A disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections.
Generic synonyms: Malcontent
Derivative terms: Cavil, Cavil, Pettifog, Quibble, Quibble
Definition of Quibbler
1. n. One who quibbles; a caviler; also, a punster.
Definition of Quibbler
1. Noun. Somebody who quibbles ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quibbler
1. one that quibbles [n -S] - See also: quibbles
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quibbler
Literary usage of Quibbler
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Horse: With a Treatise on Draught by William Youatt (1843)
"... Mr. Hull's quibbler, however, afforded the most extraordinary instance on
record, of the stoutness as well as speed of the race-horse. ..."
2. Biographia Hibernica: A Biographical Dictionary of the Worthies of Ireland by Richard Ryan (1821)
"But still he remained a punster, a quibbler, a fiddler, and a wit: not a day
passed with-' out ... quibbler ..."
3. Character Writings of the Seventeenth Century, by Henry Morley (1891)
"A quibbler Is a juggler of words, that shows tricks with them, to make them appear
what they were not meant for and serve two senses at once, like one that ..."
4. History of the British turf by James Christie Whyte (1840)
"23 miles within the hour performed by quibbler, for gs.—Mr. Wilde's match against
time on the Curragh, ( miles in less than seven hours)—Singular accident ..."
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