Definition for Caviler

caviler, n. [see cavil, n.]

Complainer; doubter; cynic; skeptic; kibitzer; faultfinder; person who raises trivial objections; one who stirs up disputes; [word play on cavalier, n.] knight; squire; gentleman; solider on horseback; gallant assigned to protect a lady according to the code of chivalry.

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