quarreller

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quarreller - a disputant who quarrels

quarreler

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

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This naturally led to racing, and shooting at a mark; one trial of speed and skill succeeded another, shouts and acclamations rose from the victorious parties, fierce altercations succeeded, and a general melee was about to take place, when suddenly the attention of the quarrellers was arrested by a strange kind of Indian chant or chorus, that seemed to operate upon them as a charm.

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Predictably, Wilde's record as an avant-gardist and quarreller is ambivalent.

Quarrels and coteries in the 1890s

Relatives of the torched woman told police that Mazhar and Misbah were habitual quarrellers and used to fight with each other on petty issues.