About The Word Hairsplitter
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Hairsplitter
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What's The Definition Of Hairsplitter?Synonyms | Synonyms for Hairsplitter: Related Terms | Find terms related to Hairsplitter: See Also | Hairsplitter In Webster's Dictionary \Hair"split`ter\, n.
One who makes excessively nice or needless distinctions in
reasoning; one who quibbles. ``The caviling hairsplitter.''
--De Quincey.
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