quarreller

quar·rel ¹  (kwôrl, kwr-)

n.

1. An angry dispute; an altercation.

2. A cause of a dispute or an argument: We have no quarrel with the findings of the committee.

intr.v. quar·reled or quar·relled, quar·rel·ing or quar·rel·ling, quar·rels

1. To engage in a quarrel; dispute angrily. See Synonyms at argue.

2. To disagree; differ: I quarrel with your conclusions.

3. To find fault; complain.

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[Middle English querele, from Old French, complaint, from Latin querella, querla, from quer, to complain; see kwes- in Indo-European roots.]

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quarrel·er, quarrel·ler n.

Thesaurus

Noun

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quarreller - a disputant who quarrels quarreler controversialist, disputant, eristic - a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy