ˈkärpər, ˈkȧpə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from carpen to carp, talk + -er
: one that carps ; especially : a perverse faultfinder
vast and general discontent … not only among professional carpers — Joel Carmichael
ˈkärpər, ˈkȧpə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from carpen to carp, talk + -er
: one that carps ; especially : a perverse faultfinder
vast and general discontent … not only among professional carpers — Joel Carmichael
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012