"carper" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kɑː(ɹ)pə(ɹ)/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-carper.wav Forms: carpers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)pə(ɹ) Etymology: From carp + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|carp|er|id2=agent noun}} carp + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} carper (plural carpers)
  1. A person who habitually carps, who talks too much and regularly finds fault. Categories (topical): People

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