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| crit·ic [ kríttik ] (plural crit·ics) |
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1. somebody judging something: somebody who judges or appraises somebody or something
  an eminent critic of postwar government
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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
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3. fault-finder: somebody who habitually finds fault
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| [Mid-16th century. Via Latin< Greek kritikos "discerning" < kritēs "judge" < krinein "decide"] |
