pettifogger
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
Types & categories
- wrongdoer hypernym
Sense 2 noun
a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections
Types & categories
- malcontent hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | wrongdoer |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bicker |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | carp |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | quibble |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | malcontent |