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caviller

caviller is the alternative spelling of caviler.

Meaning of caviler

Noun

caviler (plural cavilers)

  1. A person who cavils; a faultfinder, quibbler or nitpicker
    • a man who comments on the Bible affords all the opportunity a caviler could wish for.1817 John Nicholas - Illustrations of the Literary History of the Eighteenth Century

Forms of caviller

pluralcavillers

Questions about caviller

What is caviller the alternative spelling of?
Caviller is the alternative spelling of caviler.

Words near caviller in the dictionary

  1. cavilings
  2. Cavill
  3. cavillation
  4. cavillations
  5. cavilled
  6. caviller
  7. cavillers
  8. cavilling
  9. cavillings
  10. cavillous
  11. cavils

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