critic
About 9.23 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A person who appraises the works of others.
Following its publication, the novel received widespread acclaim from literary critics.
- noun A specialist in judging works of art.
- noun One who criticizes; a person who finds fault.
- noun An opponent.
- noun Obsolete form of critique (“an act of criticism”).
- noun Obsolete form of critique (“the art of criticism”).
- verb To criticise.
Similar words
carper critique critical criticism critically spokesman spokesperson analyst slam monetary
Often followed by
of and who is has to in for as
Word family
critics
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