Definition of hairsplitter Hairsplitter
hair•split•ter
We found 4 definitions of hairsplitter from 4 different sources.
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What does hairsplitter mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: hairsplitters |
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| hairsplitter - a disputant who makes unreasonably fine distinctions |
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Wiktionary 
- hairsplitter (Noun)
A person who makes extremely, possibly excessively, fine distinctions who would separate something as fine as a hair into two pieces and distinguish them.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- hairsplitter (n.)
One who makes excessively nice or needless distinctions in reasoning; one who quibbles.
Part of speech
🔤- hairsplitter, noun, singular of hairsplitters.
