Definition of critic Critic
/kɹɪˈtɪk/ - [kritik] - crit•ic
We found 21 definitions of critic from 8 different sources.
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What does critic mean?
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NounPlural: critics |
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| critic - a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art | ||
| professional person, professional a person engaged in one of the learned professions | ||
| art critic a critic of paintings | ||
| drama critic, theater critic a critic of theatrical performances | ||
| literary critic a critic of literature | ||
| music critic a critic of musical performances | ||
| newspaper critic a critic who writes a column for the newspapers | ||
| critic - anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something | ||
| evaluator, judge an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality | ||
| authenticator, appraiser one who estimates officially the worth or value or quality of things | ||
| grader a judge who assigns grades to something | ||
| panelist, panellist a member of a panel | ||
| reviewer, referee, reader someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication | ||
| critic - someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments | ||
| disagreeable person, unpleasant person a person who is not pleasant or agreeable | ||
| carper, niggler someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way | ||
| nitpicker someone who makes small and unjustified criticisms | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- critic (n.)
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. - critic (n.)
One who passes a rigorous or captious judgment; one who censures or finds fault; a harsh examiner or judge; a caviler; a carper. - critic (n.)
The art of criticism. - critic (n.)
An act of criticism; a critique. - critic (a.)
Of or pertaining to critics or criticism; critical. - critic (v. i.)
To criticise; to play the critic.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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A male person who appraises on the works of others. -
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A female person who appraises on the works of others. -
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A person who appraises on the works of others.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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krit′ik, n. one skilled in estimating the quality of literary or artistic work: a professional reviewer: one skilled in textual or biblical criticism, literature, the fine arts, &c.: a fault-finder.—adj. Crit′ical, relating to criticism: discriminating: captious: decisive.—adv. Crit′ically.—ns. Crit′icalness, Critical′ity; Crit′icaster, Crit′ickin, a petty critic.—adj. Criticīs′able.—v.t. Crit′icise, to pass judgment on: to censure.—ns. Crit′icism, the art of judging, esp. in literature or the fine arts: a critical judgment or observation; Critique (kri-tēk′), a critical examination of any production: a review.—Critical angle, the least angle of incidence at which a ray is totally reflected; Critical philosophy, that of Kant as based on a critical examination of the faculty of knowledge; Critical point, that temperature below which a substance may, and above which it cannot, be liquefied by pressure alone.—Higher or Historical criticism, as distinguished from Textual or Verbal criticism, the inquiry into the composition, date, and authenticity of the books of Scripture, from historical and literary considerations. [Gr. kritikos—krinein, to judge.]
Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡
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A wet blanket that soaks everything it touches.
Wikipedia 
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A critic is a person who reviews things like movies, books, and food to see if they are any good and if other people would like them. They write reviews about what they have seen or read.
Critics may write about art, music, theatre, books, or anything in which good or bad is a matter of personal opinion.
Criticism usually means saying what is wrong with something. Critics write criticisms in their reviews. They may say good or bad things about what they are reviewing.
The word 'criticism' is often used in general life when someone 'criticizes' someone else (says that what they are doing or have done is not good'). Criticism does not have to be unkind, it can be given in a helpful way. For example, an adjudicator in a music competition may give helpful criticism ('constructive criticism') to the performers so that they can learn from the experience and make their playing better.
The adjective critical usually means criticism that can hurt.
'Critical' also has a different meaning: Someone who is 'critically injured' is in danger of dying from their injuries. A 'critical moment' may be a moment which will show whether something is going to work or not.
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