Critic Definition
krĭtĭk
critics
noun
A person who forms and expresses judgments of people or things according to certain standards or values.
Webster's New World
Such a person whose profession is to write or broadcast such judgments of books, music, paintings, sculpture, plays, films, television, etc., as for a newspaper.
Webster's New World
One who specializes especially professionally in the evaluation and appreciation of literary or artistic works.
A film critic; a dance critic.
American Heritage
One who tends to make harsh or carping judgments; a faultfinder.
American Heritage
A person who indulges in faultfinding and censure.
Webster's New World
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verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To criticise.
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Other Word Forms of Critic
Noun
Singular:
critic
Plural:
criticsOrigin of Critic
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Latin criticus from Greek kritikos able to discern from kritēs judge from krīnein to separate, judge krei- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle French critique, from Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikos, “of or for judging, able to discern”), from κρίνω (krinō, “I judge”).
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