critic

English

/ˈkɹɪt.ɪk/

noun
Definitions
  • A person who appraises the works of others.
  • A specialist in judging works of art.
  • One who criticizes; a person who finds fault.
  • An opponent.
  • (an act of criticism)
  • (the art of criticism)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French critique derived from Latin criticus (critic) derived from Ancient Greek κριτικός (of for judging, able to discern, able to judge, be able to discern) root from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (separate, seive, divide, touch, strip, sieve, sift, graze, split, I separate, shake, streak, pick out, I move, part).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*krey-

Gloss

separate, seive, divide, touch, strip, sieve, sift, graze, split, I separate, shake, streak, pick out, I move, part

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