Found 2 items, similar to hairsplitter.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: hairsplitter hairsplitter n : a disputant who makes unreasonably fine distinctions
English → English (gcide) Definition: Hairsplitter Hairsplitter \Hair"split`ter\ (-spl[i^]t`t[~e]r), n. One who makes excessively fine or needless distinctions in reasoning; one who quibbles. “The caviling hairsplitter.” --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]