Crossword clues for carper
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Carper \Carp"er\, n.
One who carps; a caviler.
--Shak.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-15c., "talker," agent noun from carp (v.).
Wiktionary
n. a person who habitually carp#Verb, who talks too much and regularly finds fault
WordNet
n. someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way [syn: niggler]
Wikipedia
Carper is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Jean Carper (born 1933), American medical journalist
- Tom Carper (born 1947), American economist and politician, Governor and Senator from Delaware
Usage examples of "carper".
Sir, no sir, the sir wasn't a carper at all, sir, and yes sir, it was really amazing how people would not listen to good advice these days, sir.
His soul belonged to him, and just as Chiun would have been a carper in any age, Remo would be a questioner, and the question would always be: Why am I doing this?
All around me, I repeat, I seem to hear the angry murmur of carpers cavilling and cavillers carping.
And so what if the carpers claim "Poop" is really nothing but recycled "Fuck?
So they were, but if a man wrote such, the carpers would not've opened their mouths.