criticaster

American  

[krit-i-kas-ter] / ˈkrɪt ɪˌkæs tər /

noun

1. an incompetent critic.

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Etymology

Origin of criticaster

First recorded in 1675–85; critic + -aster ¹

Example Sentences

There is the criticism of Sainte Beuve, of the late Matthew Arnold and of Swinburne, there is also the criticism of the Saturday Reviler and of the Edinburgh criticaster.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

But what did this matter to the criticaster?

From The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. by Various

Certain modern writers have shown themselves worthy descendants of the criticaster of Vicenza by insisting that the play should properly be called the Pastorella fida.

From Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England by Greg, Walter W.

Like SHAKSPEARE's "wood-notes wild," And POPE's "lisped numbers," it becomes a bore When hackneyed o'er and o'er By every petty scribe and criticaster.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, September 26, 1891 by Various