as in criticizer
a person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults
I hate to be a faultfinder, but the invitation has a spelling error
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Recent Examples of faultfinder
Your relentless faultfinder—everybody has one—is quick to judge, minimize your accomplishments or demote you to an underdog.
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2021
Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faultfinder
critic
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Rising waters and overtourism are killing Venice, critics say, a city where the 30 million tourists annually dwarf the local population of fewer than 50,000.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
21 June 2025
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And because the band quickly became the official ambassador of stadium-sized rock en español throughout Latin America, every stylistic shift, every reinvention was scrutinized by fans and critics alike.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025
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“Faultfinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faultfinder. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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