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critic Definition


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critic
noun
    1. A professional reviewer of literature, art, drama, music, etc.
      Thesaurus: connoisseur, arbiter, expert, judge, reviewer.
    2. Someone who finds fault with or disapproves of something.
      Thesaurus: censor, detractor, slanderer, defamer, mud-slinger (slang); Antonym: supporter, believer.
Etymology: 16c: from Latin from Greek kritikos discerning, from krites judge.



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