Meanings
nounfaultfinder (plural faultfinders)
plural faultfinders
- A person who finds fault
Synonyms: bellyacher, carper, castigator, caviler, censurer, complainer, crabber, critic
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who finds fault
More synonyms by meaning
nounsomeone who is critical of the motives of others
Similar
Broader
unpleasant persondisagreeable person
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian критикар
- критикар (kritikar)a person who finds fault
Catalan mastegatatxes
- mastegatatxesa person who finds fault
German Kritteler, Krittelerin
- Krittelera person who finds fault
- Krittelerina person who finds fault
Hebrew מִתְלוֹנֵן
- מִתְלוֹנֵן (mitlonén)a person who finds fault
Irish brabúsaí, cáinseach
- brabúsaía person who finds fault
- cáinseacha person who finds fault
- cáinseoira person who finds fault
- cáinteoira person who finds fault
- clamhsánaía person who finds fault
- lochtóira person who finds fault
- priocairea person who finds fault
- sporaía person who finds fault
Polish krytykant, krytykantka
- krytykanta person who finds fault
- krytykantkaa person who finds fault
Punjabi ਨੁਕਤਾਚੀਨ
- ਨੁਕਤਾਚੀਨ (nuktācīn)a person who finds fault
Russian критика́н, приди́ра
- критика́н (kritikán)a person who finds fault
- приди́ра (pridíra)a person who finds fault
Spanish sacafaltas, criticón
- sacafaltasa person who finds fault
- criticóna person who finds fault
Swedish felfinnare
- felfinnarea person who finds fault
Cite this entry
APA
faultfinder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faultfinder
MLA
“faultfinder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faultfinder. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “faultfinder,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faultfinder.
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