noun
- a person who finds fault with small, unimportant details
Usage: informal
Examples
- My editor is such a nitpicker that she corrects every tiny grammar mistake.
- Don’t be a nitpicker about the decorations – they look fine.
- The nitpicker in the group complained about the font size on the presentation.
- She’s known as a nitpicker who notices every small error in reports.
- The teacher was a nitpicker who marked down points for minor formatting issues.
- He’s not being helpful; he’s just being a nitpicker about irrelevant details.