critic
Other forms: critics
A critic is someone who finds fault with something and expresses an unfavorable opinion. You might be a critic of your school’s new plan to start the school day at 6:30 a.m.
The word critic came into English by way of Latin, tracing back to the Greek word krinein, meaning “judge, decide.” If you’re a critic, you’re essentially judging something — and finding it lacking. Critic can be used broadly to describe any person expressing an unfavorable view, but there are professional critics as well, such as people who review movies or music. In that sense, the word describes someone who thoughtfully assesses something, either favorably or negatively.
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a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of artexamples:Harley Granville-BarkerEnglish actor and dramatist and critic and director noted for his productions of Shakespearean plays (1877-1946)John Orley Allen TateUnited States poet and critic (1899-1979)types:art critica critic of paintingsliterary critica person whose job is to analyze published creative writingmusic critica critic of musical performancesnewspaper critica critic who writes a column for the newspaperstype of:
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anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of somethingtypes:appraiser, authenticatorone who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validitygradera judge who assigns grades to somethingreader, referee, reviewersomeone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publicationscannersomeone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllableswine tastera taster who evaluates the quality of wines
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someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments
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