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critic

crit·ic [ kríttik ] (plural crit·ics)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. somebody judging something: somebody who judges or appraises somebody or something
an eminent critic of postwar government

2. writer of reviews: somebody, especially a journalist, who writes or broadcasts opinions on the quality of things such as drama productions, art exhibitions, literary works, and society as a whole
the newspaper's TV critic

3. fault-finder: somebody who habitually finds fault

[Mid-16th century. Via Latin< Greek kritikos "discerning" < kritēs "judge" < krinein "decide"]
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