critic
A person who appraises the works of others.
Example
“Following its publication, the novel received widespread acclaim from literary critics.”
Other meanings
A specialist in judging works of art.
One who criticizes; a person who finds fault.
Related words
- anticritic
- criticaster
- criticist
- criticproof
- criticship
- criticule
- cybercritic
- ecocritic
- gynocritic
- hypercritic
- noncritic
- supercritic
Word history
From Ancient Greek "κριτικός" (of or for judging, able to discern).
Where this comes from
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