Originally: a person who analyses, evaluates, and comments on literary texts; spec. a person skilled in textual or biblical criticism (cf. criticism…

A person who analyses, evaluates, and comments on the qualities and character of literary texts or other works; (in early use) spec. a person…

A person who analyses, evaluates, and comments on a subject, text, etc.; one who engages in critical analysis. Now rare.

= critic, n. Obsolete.