bickerer

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noun

One who bickers; one who engages in nagging or trivial arguing.

OriginEnglish bicker ← Middle English bikeren ← Middle Dutch bicken →
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Meanings

nounbickerer (plural bickerers)

plural bickerers

  1. One who bickers; one who engages in nagging or trivial arguing.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeg-
  2. Proto-Germanic*bikjaną
  3. Proto-West Germanic*bikkjan
  4. Old Dutch*bikken
  5. Middle Dutchbicken
  6. Middle Englishbikeren
  7. Englishbicker
  8. Englishbickerer

From bicker + -er.

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APA

bickerer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bickerer

MLA

“bickerer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bickerer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bickerer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bickerer.

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