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bickerer

/bˈɪkɚɹɚ/ noun

One who bickers; one who engages in nagging or trivial arguing.

Word Origin From the Proto-Germanic root meaning 'to peck or pick at'—imagine birds pecking at each other. That's the core of 'bicker': petty, repeated verbal jabs. Add the agent suffix -er, and a bickerer is someone who constantly pecks at others with words. The same root also gives us 'pick' and 'peck', so you can almost hear the sharp little strikes in the word.

noun One who bickers; one who engages in nagging or trivial arguing. countable

My brother is such a bickerer; he'll argue about anything from the weather to what show to watch.

(名词) 争吵者；抬杠者；爱抬杠的人

我哥哥真是个爱抬杠的人；从天气到看什么节目，他什么事都要争论。

(sustantivo) discutidor; peleador; reñidor; respondón [Alguien que discute; alguien que se dedica a discutir o pelear por cosas triviales.]

Mi hermano es tan discutidor; discutirá por cualquier cosa, desde el clima hasta qué programa ver.

(nom) querelleur; chamailleur; chicaneur; disputailleur; ergoteur [Personne qui se chamaille ou se dispute de façon répétée pour des choses futiles.]

Mon frère est un tel bickerer ; il est capable de se disputer sur n'importe quoi.

(Substantiv) Streithammel; Zänker; Nörgler [Eine Person, die sich häufig in kleinlichen oder nörgelnden Streitigkeiten engagiert.]

Mein Bruder ist ein richtiger **bickerer**; er streitet sich über alles, vom Wetter bis zur Wahl der Fernsehsendung.

(名詞) 些細なことにくちぐせのように口げんかをする人。

私の兄は本当にくちげんかが好きで、天気から観る番組まで何にでも口論を吹っかける。

(substantivo) discutidor; briguento; brigão; contendedor; rancorista [Alguém que discute; alguém que se envolve em discussões insistentes ou banais.]

Meu irmão é tão discutidor; ele discute sobre qualquer coisa, desde o tempo até qual programa assistir.

Synonyms: quarreler arguer squabbler wrangler disputant Antonyms: peacemaker mediator conciliator
Word parts: bicker + er

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