hair-splitter

A form of hairsplitter — A stickler person who makes extremely, possibly excessively, fine distinctions (who would separate something as fine as a hair into two pieces and distinguish them).

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Meanings

nounhair-splitter (plural hair-splitters)

plural hair-splitters

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hairsplitter.
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APA

hair-splitter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hair-splitter

MLA

“hair-splitter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hair-splitter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hair-splitter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hair-splitter.

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