Synonyms for carper
carp·er

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1. carper, nigglernoun

   someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way

   Synonyms:
   niggler

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1. • Critic

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1. carpernoun

   Synonyms:
   caviller, censurer, censor

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How to use carper in a sentence?

1. Joe Dinkin:

   The Working Families're investing substantially in the race because Tom Carper is operating a version of the Democratic Party that might've passed muster in the 1990s, but it is not the direction progressives want to see right now.

2. Tom Carper:

   My gut tells me that they believe that Kerri Evelyn Harris is the next Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and they believe that I'm somehow Tom Carper, they think that New York City is New York City. And I think they're mistaken on all three counts.