gnat-strainer

English

noun

Definitions

A person who is ostentatiously punctilious about trifles.

Etymology

Compound from English gnat + English strainer.

Origin

English

strainer

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

gnat English
gnatcatcher English
gnateater English
gnatlike English
gnatling English
gnatty English
gnatworm English
gnatwren English
microstrainer English
strain English
strainer English
gnat Middle English
streynour Middle English
strena Tok Pisin