Meanings
nounnitpicker (plural nitpickers)
plural nitpickers · alternative nit-picker
- One who nitpicks (finds fault in unimportant details).
Synonyms: pettifogger
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who nitpicks (finds fault in unimportant details).
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Translations
Arabic مُتَصَيِّد الإِخْطَاء
- مُتَصَيِّد الإِخْطَاء (mutaṣayyid al-ʔiḵṭāʔ)one who nitpicks
Catalan llepafils
- llepafilsone who nitpicks
Czech puntičkář, pedant
- puntičkářone who nitpicks
- pedantone who nitpicks
- hnidopichone who nitpicks
Dutch mierenneuker, muggenzifter
- mierenneukerone who nitpicks
- muggenzifterone who nitpicks
Estonian tähenärija
- tähenärijaone who nitpicks
Finnish pilkunviilaaja
- pilkunviilaajaone who nitpicks
French pinailleur, coupeur de cheveux en quatre
- pinailleurone who nitpicks
- coupeur de cheveux en quatreone who nitpicks
- enculeur de mouchesone who nitpicks
German Erbsenzähler, Erbsenzählerin
- Erbsenzählerone who nitpicks
- Erbsenzählerinone who nitpicks
- Korinthenkackerone who nitpicks
- Korinthenkackerinone who nitpicks
- Griffelspitzerone who nitpicks
- Griffelspitzerinone who nitpicks
Icelandic smámunaseggur
- smámunaseggurone who nitpicks
Italian pignolo
- pignoloone who nitpicks
Norwegian kverulant
- kverulantone who nitpicks
Cite this entry
APA
nitpicker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitpicker
MLA
“nitpicker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitpicker. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nitpicker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitpicker.
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