criticnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkrɪt.ɪk/us/ˈkrɪt̬.ɪk/C1 someone who says that they do not approve of someone or something:
Her critics say she is leading the party to disaster.
He's his own worst critic (= he judges himself severely).
B2 someone whose job is to give their opinion about something, especially films, books, music, etc.:
She's a film/theatre critic for the "Irish Times".
The play has been well received by the critics.
More 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.
- Fleck was certainly not the only critic to do a hatchet job on his latest novel.
- Mr Masack is an outspoken critic of the present government.
- He has been a persistent critic of the president.
- She is her own sternest critic.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
People who analyse and judge
- -basher
- adjudicator
- arbiter
- censor
- court of inquiry
- examiner
- external examiner
- investigator
- judge
- jury
- moderator
- monitor
- panel
- panellist
- rating agency
- referee
- reviewer
- star chamber