critic

[ krit-ik ]
/ ˈkrɪt ɪk /
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noun

a person who judges, evaluates, or criticizes: a poor critic of men.
a person who judges, evaluates, or analyzes literary or artistic works, dramatic or musical performances, or the like, especially for a newspaper or magazine.
a person who tends too readily to make captious, trivial, or harsh judgments; faultfinder.
Archaic.
  1. criticism.
  2. critique.

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Origin of critic

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

OTHER WORDS FROM critic

su·per·crit·ic, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH critic

critic criticism critique

Words nearby critic

cristophe, crit, crit., criterion, crithidia, critic, critical, critical angle, critical apparatus, critical care unit, critical constant
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Words related to critic

pundit, expert, cartoonist, authority, judge, reviewer, commentator, connoisseur, sharpshooter, arbiter, expositor, caricaturist, analyzer, evaluator, doubter, complainant, quibbler, caviler, censor, complainer

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British Dictionary definitions for critic

critic
/ (ˈkrɪtɪk) /

noun

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

Word Origin for critic

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