nitpicker
[
nit
-pik-er]
/ˈnɪtˌpɪk ər/
noun
1.
a person who
nitpicks
, especially habitually.
Also,
nit-picker
.
Origin
1950-55;
nit
1
+
pick
1
+
-er
1
Examples from the web for
nitpicker
He was a
nitpicker
, a collector of trivial details, but was incapable of seeing a larger perspective.
Cool, it's my turn to be the holier than thou
nitpicker
.
When you're a journalist, you get used to being called a
nitpicker
--even a blood-sucking parasite.
Word Origin and History for
nitpicker
n.
"pedantic critic," 1951; see
nit
(n.) +
pick
(v.).