quarreller

One who bickers

A quarreller is someone who quarrels—who engages in angry disputes or arguments.

The word suggests a person prone to confrontation rather than someone in a single disagreement: He was known as a quarreller who couldn't get along with anyone.

Also spelled quarreler.

person

disputant

One who argues

agitator · troublemaker · hothead · scrapper · fighter · feuder · adversary · opponent · naysayer · heckler

behavior

argumentative

Inclined to dispute

disputatious · belligerent · antagonistic · aggressive · pugnacious · truculent · bellicose · provocative · adversarial · hostile

conflict

bickering

Petty verbal sparring

clashing · sparring · wrangling · rowing · spat · tiff · altercation · dispute · disagreement · argument

temperament

irritable

Easily provoked to annoyance

grouchy · grumpy · testy · touchy · peevish · churlish · surly · snappish · tetchy · crotchety

Opposites
interpersonal conflict behavior

quarrellerpeacemaker

Conflict resolution agent

mediator · reconciler · conciliator · arbitrator · peacekeeper

temperament and disposition

quarrellerpacifist

Anti-violence believer

gentle soul · pushover · peacemaker · peacekeeper · accommodator

Phrases
Family

quarrelled, quarrelling, quarrellers

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Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G