hairsplitter

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Synonyms: hairsplitters

Antonyms: hairsplitters

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Noun

1. A [[stickler]] person who makes extremely, possibly excessively, [[fine]] [[distinction]]s (who would separate something as fine as a hair into two pieces and distinguish them).

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