bickerers
Those who quarrel
Bickerers are people who engage in petty, persistent quarreling.
The word emphasizes the trivial and repetitive nature of the disputes: The two bickerers argued over whose turn it was to take out the trash.
It often describes those whose squabbling has become habitual or tiresome to others.
Those who argue pettily
- wranglersLivestock handlers on ranches
- arguersPeople who contest points
- disputersThose who argue against
- fightersThose who engage physically
spats · tiffs · feuders · clashers · rows · confrontations · disagreements · altercations
Those who compete against
- antagonistsOpponents in conflict
- adversariesThose who oppose you
- rivalsThose who compete
- contendersThose seeking to win
contrarians · disputants · debaters · combatants · foes · enemies · litigants · contestants
Critics of trivial flaws
- quibblersThose raising trivial objections
- hair-splittersPeople obsessing over trivialities
- pedantsThose fixated on minutiae
- naggersHabitual faultfinders
gripers · carpers · cavilers · pettifoggers · complainers · whiners · grumblers · kvetchers
Ill-tempered and peevish
- testyShort-tempered, easily provoked
- grumpyIrritable in temperament
- touchyEasily upset or offended
- snappyQuick and clever
peevish · tetchy · fractious · grouchy · cantankerous · irascible · short-tempered · thin-skinned
squabblers
Those who argue pettily
- wranglersLivestock handlers on ranches
- arguersPeople who contest points
- disputersThose who argue against
fighters · spats · tiffs · feuders · clashers · rows · confrontations · disagreements · altercations · scraps
opponents
Those who compete against
- antagonistsOpponents in conflict
- adversariesThose who oppose you
- rivalsThose who compete
contenders · contrarians · disputants · debaters · combatants · foes · enemies · litigants · contestants · challengers
nitpickers
Critics of trivial flaws
- quibblersThose raising trivial objections
- hair-splittersPeople obsessing over trivialities
- pedantsThose fixated on minutiae
naggers · gripers · carpers · cavilers · pettifoggers · complainers · whiners · grumblers · kvetchers · critics
cranky
Ill-tempered and peevish
snappy · peevish · tetchy · fractious · grouchy · cantankerous · irascible · short-tempered · thin-skinned · hot-headed
bickererspeacemakers
Those who resolve conflicts
mediators · conciliators · harmonizers · peacekeepers · reconcilers