pick-fault

English

Etymology

pick +‎ fault

Noun

pick-fault (plural pick-faults)

(obsolete) A critic; a censorious person.
- 1823, Westmacott, Charles Molloy, Cockney Critics, page 17:
  The foe of genius, learning's pest, / A pick-fault, scurvy hack at best

Synonyms

faultfinder; See also Thesaurus:complainer

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