as in critic
a person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults
eventually, almost everyone learned to avoid the ski school's resident carper
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Noun
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Yet there is no real escapism, because for all her critics, Gu is the harshest.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026 -
The film earned approximately $368 million globally, becoming one of the top-grossing movies of the year in addition to its glowing critic and audience reviews.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Feb. 2026
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In turn, the criticizer is made out to be overreacting.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Carper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carper. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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