Critic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɹɪt.ɪk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Critic is a noun meaning (countable) A person who appraises the works of others.
Meaning
(countable) A person who appraises the works of others.
More Meanings
- (countable) A specialist in judging works of art.
- (countable) One who criticizes; a person who finds fault.
- (countable) An opponent.
- (countable) Obsolete form of critique (“an act of criticism”).
- (uncountable) Obsolete form of critique (“the art of criticism”).
- (obsolete, ambitransitive) To criticise.
Example Sentences
Make each day a Critick on the last.
Following its publication, the novel received widespread acclaim from literary critics.
When an author has many beauties consistent with virtue, piety, and truth, let not little critics exalt themselves, and shower down their ill nature.
1607, Antony Brewer (attributed), Lingua, or the Combat of the Five Senses for Superiority Nay, if you begin to critic once, we shall never have done.
Word Forms
- critics
- critick
- criticking
- criticked
Synonyms for critic
Depending on context, synonyms include carper.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include carper, critique, critical, criticism, critically, spokesman.
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