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critic

[ krit-ik ]

noun

  1. a person who judges, evaluates, or criticizes:

    a poor critic of men.

  2. a person who judges, evaluates, or analyzes literary or artistic works, dramatic or musical performances, or the like, especially for a newspaper or magazine.

    Synonyms: judge, reviewer

  3. a person who tends too readily to make captious, trivial, or harsh judgments; faultfinder.

    Synonyms: carper, censurer

  4. Archaic.


critic

/ ˈkrɪtɪk /

noun

  1. a person who judges something
  2. a professional judge of art, music, literature, etc
  3. a person who often finds fault and criticizes


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Word History and Origins

Origin of critic1

1575–85; < Latin criticus < Greek kritikós skilled in judging (adj.), critic (noun), equivalent to krī́t ( ēs ) judge, umpire ( krī́ ( nein ) to separate, decide + -tēs agent suffix) + -ikos -ic

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Word History and Origins

Origin of critic1

C16: from Latin criticus, from Greek kritikos capable of judging, from kritēs judge; see criterion

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Example Sentences

A lot of your reflections on the classics are pretty intense, have you ever thought about being a film critic?

“Every critic encounters one book like that,” was his reply.

Greste has also taken a stand in prison as a staunch critic of what has transpired.

Film critic David Ehrlich continues his annual tradition of making a supercut of his favorite films of the year.

However, he asked her to give up her career as a political journalist—she subsequently became a book critic.

Her attachment to impressionism leads this artist to many experiments in color—or, as one critic wrote, "to play with color."

Peter Elmsly, a partner of the celebrated Paul Valliant, and himself an importer of books and no mean critic and linguist, died.

She is, however, a severe critic of her own work and is greatly disturbed by indiscriminating praise.

Dominic Bouhours, a French Jesuit, died; celebrated as a learned writer and critic.

If the critic repents his evil deeds, it is because something has happened to awake his remorse.

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