noun. One who forms and expresses judgments of the merits, faults, value, or truth of a matter.

noun. One who specializes especially professionally in the evaluation and appreciation of literary or artistic works.

noun. One who tends to make harsh or carping judgments; a faultfinder.

To criticize; play the critic.

noun. A person skilled in judging of merit in some particular class of things, especially in literary or artistic works; one who is qualified to discern and distinguish excellences and faults, especially in literature and art; one who writes upon the qualities of such works.

noun. One who judges captiously or with severity; one who censures or finds fault; a carper.

noun. The art or science of criticism.

noun. An act of criticism; a critique.

noun. Synonyms and Judge, censor, connoisseur; censurer.

Of or pertaining to critics or criticism.

adjective. Of or pertaining to critics or criticism; critical.

intransitive verb. To criticise; to play the critic.

noun. One skilled in judging of the merits of literary or artistic works; a connoisseur; an adept; hence, one who examines literary or artistic works, etc., and passes judgment upon them; a reviewer.

noun. One who passes a rigorous or captious judgment; one who censures or finds fault; a harsh examiner or judge; a caviler; a carper.

noun. The art of criticism.

noun. An act of criticism; a critique.

noun. A person who appraises the works of others.

noun. A specialist in judging works of art.

noun. One who criticizes; a person who finds fault.

noun. An opponent.

verb. To criticise.

noun. anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something

noun. someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments

noun. a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art

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