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English and Dutch Translation Search Results for hair-splitter

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hair-splitter:
- mierenneuker; muggenzifter; scherpslijper; haarklover
Wiktionary:
- hair-splitter → haarklover, vitter

English

Detailed Translations for hair-splitter from English to Dutch

hairsplitter:

Synonyms for "hairsplitter":

disputant; controversialist; eristic

Related Definitions for "hairsplitter":

a disputant who makes unreasonably fine distinctions¹

hair-splitter:

hair-splitter [the ~] noun

the hair-splitter
de mierenneuker; de muggenzifter; de scherpslijper; de haarklover
- mierenneuker [de ~ (m)] noun
- muggenzifter [de ~ (m)] noun
- scherpslijper [de ~ (m)] noun
- haarklover [de ~ (m)] noun

Translation Matrix for hair-splitter:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
haarklover	hair-splitter
mierenneuker	hair-splitter
muggenzifter	hair-splitter
scherpslijper	hair-splitter	faddist; fanatic; freak; maniac

Wiktionary Translations for hair-splitter:

hair-splitter

noun

muggenzifter
- haarklover → hair-splitter; niggler; nit-picker
iemand die (steeds) vit, een raisonneur, haarklover, drammer, muggenzifter
- vitter → hair-splitter; niggler; nit-picker

Related Translations for hair-splitter

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