critic

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable) A person who appraises the works of others.
2. (countable) A specialist in judging works of art.
3. (countable) One who criticizes; a person who finds fault.
4. (countable) An opponent.
5. (alt-of, countable, obsolete) Obsolete form of critique (“an act of criticism”).
6. (alt-of, obsolete, uncountable) Obsolete form of critique (“the art of criticism”).

Verb

To criticise.

Synonyms

reviewer

faultfinder

opponent

analyst

commentator

judge

🧑‍⚖️

referee

captious person

caviller

connoisseur

corrector

critical

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criticizer

critique

detractor

enemy

expert

art critic

denigrator

judicial

observer

appraiser

quibbler

captious fellow

review

anatomist

umpire

upbraider

valuator

assessee

assessor

carper

censor

censurer

Translations

Kritiker

critique

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crítico

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critico

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crítico

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Kritikerin

crític

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κριτικός

eleştirmen

Rezensent

ناقد

Kommentator

επικριτής

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɹɪt.ɪk/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French critique, from Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós, “of or for judging, able to discern”), from κρίνω (krínō, “I judge”).