Associations to the word «Carper»

Wiktionary

CARPER, noun. A person who habitually carps, who talks too much and regularly finds fault

Dictionary definition

CARPER, noun. Someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats