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- Dictionarycrit·ic/ˈkridik/
noun
- 1. a person who expresses an unfavorable opinion of something: "critics say many schools are not prepared to handle the influx of foreign students" Similar
- 2. a person who judges the merits of literary, artistic, or musical works, especially one who does so professionally: "a film critic" Similar
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The meaning of CRITIC is one who engages often professionally in the analysis, evaluation, or appreciation of works of art or artistic performances. How to use critic in a sentence.
a person whose job is to give an opinion about books, movies, or music and theater performances: The critics hated it, but it was popular at the box office. critic noun [C] (DISAPPROVING PERSON) a person who expresses disagreement with something or disapproval of someone: He has been one of the most outspoken critics of this administration.
A critic is a person who writes about and expresses opinions about things such as books, films, music, or art.
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. The word critic came into English by way of Latin, tracing back to the Greek word krinein, meaning “judge, decide.”
someone whose job is to give their opinion about something, especially movies, books, music, etc.: She's a film / theater critic for the "Houston Chronicle." The play has been well received by the critics. Fewer examples. Annie's the film critic for the local radio station, so she's got a free pass for all the cinemas in the area.
noun. a person who judges, evaluates, or criticizes: a poor critic of men. a person who judges, evaluates, or analyzes literary or artistic works, dramatic or musical performances, or the like, especially for a newspaper or magazine. Synonyms: judge, reviewer.
1. A person who forms and expresses judgments of the merits, faults, value, or truth of a matter. 2. A person who analyzes, evaluates, and reports on creative works, especially as a profession: a film critic; a food critic. 3. A person who tends to make harsh or carping judgments; a faultfinder.
