"nitpicker" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnɪt.pɪk.ə(ɹ)/ Forms: nitpickers [plural]
Etymology: nitpick + -er. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|nitpick|-er|id2=agent noun}} nitpick + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} nitpicker (plural nitpickers)
  1. One who nitpicks (finds fault in unimportant details). Synonyms: pettifogger, nit-picker Translations (one who nitpicks): llepafils [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), puntičkář [masculine] (Czech), pedant [masculine] (Czech), hnidopich [masculine] (Czech), mierenneuker [masculine] (Dutch), muggenzifter [masculine] (Dutch), pilkunviilaaja (Finnish), pinailleur (French), coupeur de cheveux en quatre (French), enculeur de mouches [slang] (French), Erbsenzähler [masculine] (German), Erbsenzählerin [feminine] (German), Korinthenkacker [colloquial, masculine] (German), Korinthenkackerin [colloquial, feminine] (German), Griffelspitzer [masculine] (German), Griffelspitzerin [feminine] (German), smámunaseggur [masculine] (Icelandic), pignolo (Italian), ситничар (sitničar) [masculine, plural, singular] (Macedonian), ситничарка (sitničarka) [feminine] (Macedonian), kverulant [masculine] (Norwegian)
    Sense id: en-nitpicker-en-noun-WB217TM8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)

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