critic
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critic
- /ˈkɹɪt.ɪk/ UK, US
Rhymes with -ɪtɪk
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French critique, from Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós, “of or for judging, able to discern”), from κρίνω (krínō, “to judge”).
noun critics · critick
- A person who appraises the works of others. Following its publication, the novel received widespread acclaim from literary critics.
- A specialist in judging works of art.
- One who criticizes; a person who finds fault. When an author has many beauties consistent with virtue, piety, and truth, let not little critics exalt themselves, and shower down their ill nature.
- An opponent.
- Obsolete form of critique (“an act of criticism”). Make each day a Critick on the last.
- Obsolete form of critique (“the art of criticism”). And, perhaps, if they were distinctly weighed, and duly considered, they would afford us another sort of logic and critic, than what we have been hitherto acquainted with.
verb critics · criticking · criticked · critick
- To criticise. 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: carper, critique, critical, criticism, critically, spokesman, spokesperson, analyst, slam, monetary, reviewer, voice, commentator, columnist, mouthpiece, criticizes
Translations
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noun person who appraises the works of others
| Español | crítico |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 批評家 hihyōka, 評論家 hyōronka |
| 中文 | 批評家 /批评家 pīpíngjiā, 評論家 /评论家 pínglùnjiā |
| हिन्दी | आलोचक ālocak, विवेचक vivecak |
| Português | crítico |
| Français | critique |
| Deutsch | Kritiker |
| Italiano | critico |
| Ελληνικά | κριτικός kritikós |
| Română | critic, critică |
| Русский | кри́тик krítik |
| العربية | نَقَّاد naqqād, نَاقِد nāqid |
| עברית | מְבַקֵּר mevakér, מְבַקֶּרֶת mevakéret |
noun specialist in judging works of art
| 中文 | 評論家 /评论家 pínglùnjiā |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | आलोचक ālocak, विवेचक vivecak |
| Português | crítico |
| Deutsch | Kritiker, Kritikerin |
| Italiano | critico |
| Ελληνικά | τεχνοκρίτης technokrítis, τεχνοκριτικός technokritikós |
| Română | critic, critică |
| Русский | кри́тик krítik |
| Tiếng Việt | nhà phê bình |
| עברית | מְבַקֵּר mevakér, מְבַקֶּרֶת mevakéret |
noun one who criticizes; a person who finds fault
| Español | criticastro, criticón, criticador |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | आलोचक ālocak, विवेचक vivecak |
| Português | criticador |
| Deutsch | Kritiker |
| Italiano | critico, polemista |
| Ελληνικά | επικριτής epikritís, κριτής kritís |
| Română | critic, critică |
| Русский | кри́тик krítik, критика́н kritikán |
| العربية | ناقد |
noun opponent
| Deutsch | Kritiker, Kritikerin, Gegner, Gegnerin |
|---|---|
| Italiano | avversario, oppositore, concorrente |
| Română | oponent, oponentă, opozant, opozantă |
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title = {critic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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