critic
[ krit-ik ]
/ ˈkrɪt ɪk /
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.
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, nounWords nearby critic
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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