caviller

Questions about caviller

What does caviller mean?

caviller means "a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections".

How many syllables are in caviller?

caviller has 3 syllables and divides as ca-vil-ler under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for caviller?

Close synonyms include quibbler, caviler, pettifogger. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is caviller a common word?

caviller is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.