hairsplitter
noun
hair·split·ter
ˈher-ˌspli-tər 
: one that makes excessively fine distinctions in reasoning
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hairsplitter
noun
hair·split·ter
ˈha(ə)r-ˌsplit-ər
: a person who argues about differences too small to be important
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