pettifogger

English Thesaurus

1. a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections (noun.person)

hypernym	:	malcontent,
definition	:	a person who is discontented or disgusted (noun.person)

2. a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods (noun.person)

hypernym	:	offender, wrongdoer,
definition	:	a person who transgresses moral or civil law (noun.person)

3. a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections (noun.person)

derivation	:	bicker, brabble, niggle, pettifog, quibble, squabble,
definition	:	argue over petty things (verb.communication)

derivation	:	carp, cavil, chicane,
definition	:	raise trivial objections (verb.communication)

derivation	:	quibble,
definition	:	evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections (verb.communication)

derivation	:	bicker, brabble, niggle, pettifog, quibble, squabble,
definition	:	argue over petty things (verb.communication)

derivation	:	carp, cavil, chicane,
definition	:	raise trivial objections (verb.communication)

derivation	:	quibble,
definition	:	evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections (verb.communication)