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
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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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Beaudin’s critics, including residents supporting Balch’s campaign and those that opposed Measure PP, claimed the city was overstating its budget issues and that officials were holding out on a reserve of cash that could lessen impacts of any potential deficit.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
7 June 2026
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Environmentalists and critics have a list of concerns.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
7 June 2026
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“Faultfinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faultfinder. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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