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Meanings of faultfinder in English

Portuguese
cínico
Catalan
criticaire

Someone who is critical of the motives of others.

        cínico
        Synonyms
        Examples for "cynic"
        Examples for "cynic"
        1
        However, the cynic in me finds that to be idealistic at best.
        The South African
        2
        A cynic in London laughed when the speech was reported to him.
        Red Money
        3
        Take the case of the splendid cynic whose words we have quoted.
        Side Lights
        4
        But it would take an almighty cynic to deny Adkins his moment.
        The Guardian
        5
        And yet it had been the fashion to call Thackeray a cynic.
        The Function of the Poet, and Other Essays
        Usage of faultfinder in English
        1
        He is a natural born faultfinder and grouchy by nature.
        Laugh and Live
        2
        Yes, sir, the faultfinder is always a failure.
        Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate"
        3
        He said of himself that he had been sentenced by his nature to be the faultfinder, to see the other side of things.
        Plays: Comrades; Facing Death; Pariah; Easter
        4
        None but interested faultfinders, I think, can discover any substantial variation.
        The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 2: 1843-1858
        5
        They put us down as contentious, ill-tempered faultfinders.
        Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians
        6
        The Beat Generation is faultfinders not artists.
        The new yorker
        7
        Law ignored the faultfinders.
        Millionaire: the philanderer, gambler, and duelist who invented ...
        8
        Shun faultfindings and faultfinders.
        Searchlights on Health: The Science of Eugenics
        9
        Anger and bitterness filled his heart, and his head was confused, and his thoughts, bred of malice, were like clumsy faultfinders.
        Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 04
        10
        Faultfinders (okay, haters) complained that the pop power couple's trip was illegal, a violation of the longstanding U.S. embargo against the Caribbean island.
        Ebony
        Frequent collocations
        Translations for faultfinder
        Portuguese
        cínico
        Faultfinder through the time