critic

[Crit·ic]

A critic is someone who finds fault with something and expresses an unfavorable opinion. You might be a critic of your school’s new plan to start the school day at 6:30 a.m.

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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
someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments

Noun
anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something

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


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.

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

n.
The art of criticism.

n.
An act of criticism; a critique.

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

v. i.
To criticise; to play the critic.


Critic

Crit"ic (kr?t"?k), n. [L. criticus, Gr. , a critic; prop., an adj. meaning able to discuss, from to judge, discern. See Certain, and cf. Critique.] 1. 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.
The opininon of the most skillful critics was, that nothing finer [than Goldsmith's "Traveler"] had appeared in verse since the fourth book of the "Dunciad."
2. One who passes a rigorous or captious judgment; one who censures or finds fault; a harsh examiner or judge; a caviler; a carper.
When an author has many beauties consistent with virtue, piety, and truth, let not little critics exalt themselves, and shower down their ill nature.
You know who the critics are? the men who have failed in literature and art.
3. The art of criticism. [Obs.] Locke. 4. An act of criticism; a critique. [Obs.]
And make each day a critic on the last.

Critic

Crit"ic, a. Of or pertaining to critics or criticism; critical. [Obs.] "Critic learning." Pope.

Critic

Crit"ic, v. i. [Cf. F. critiquer.] To criticise; to play the critic. [Obs.]
Nay, if you begin to critic once, we shall never have done.

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.

Of or pertaining to critics or criticism; critical.

To criticise; to play the critic.

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Usage Examples

Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic.

I've always said that an art critic can put aside politics around art.

I don't listen to what art critics say. I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is.

Praise or blame has but a momentary effect on the man whose love of beauty in the abstract makes him a severe critic on his own works.

A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car.

Any critic is entitled to wrong judgments, of course. But certain lapses of judgment indicate the radical failure of an entire sensibility.

I am an Episcopalian who takes the faith of my fathers seriously, and I would, I think, be disheartened if my own young children were to turn away from the church when they grow up. I am also a critic of Christianity, if by critic one means an observer who brings historical and literary judgment to bear on the texts and traditions of the church.

It's funny to be a critic.

Every literary critic believes he will outwit history and have the last word.

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Other Usage Examples

However, I was a restaurant critic at Chicago magazine before I worked at Esquire, and I've been a really enthusiastic home cook for a long time. It's just something I'm passionate about.

In the later books I am much more at home in the use of language to describe things. I had never thought of that until a critic pointed that out.

My mother and my grandmother are pioneers of Mexican cuisine in this country, so I grew up in the kitchen. My mom, Zarela Martinez, was by far my biggest influence and inspiration - and toughest critic.

Music is emotional, and you may catch a musician in a very unemotional mood or you may not be in the same frame of mind as the musician. So a critic will often say a musician is slipping.

More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic.

I've been a critic of the antiglobalization movement, and they've been a critic of me, but the one thing I respect about the movement is their authentic energy. These are not people who don't care about the world.

Half of the secular unrest and dismal, profane sadness of modern society comes from the vain ideas that every man is bound to be a critic for life.

More negatives write than call. It's a cheap shot for me to go on the air with the critical letters or E-mail I get because the reaction of the listeners is always an instantaneous expression of sympathy for me and contempt for the poor critic.

Never trust the artist. Trust the tale. The proper function of the critic is to save the tale from the artist who created it.

It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic is of altogether secondary importance, and that, in the end, progress is accomplished by the man who does things.

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