Obs. exc. dial. [f. FIND v. + FAULT sb.] One who finds fault (see FAULT sb. 6); a fault-finder, censorious person.
1577. Northbrooke, Dicing (1843), 17. Frantike findefaults, dispraysing and condemning euery good endeauour.
1656. Trapp, Comm., Matt. vii. 4. How impudent are hypocriticall find-faults, that can say such things to others, when themselves are most obnoxius?
1863. G. Melly, Sp. Soirée L’pool Co-op. Assoc., 17 Feb. We have a good old Lancashire saying, that one mend-fault is better than nine find-faults.
attrib. 1598. Florio, Cacafiori, a vaine, self-conceited, others-scorning, find-fault foole.
