critic

B1 Topic:Art & Music

US /ˈkrɪtɪk/ UK /ˈkɹɪt.ɪk/ See IPA manual

Freq #10381

Meanings

1

noun
A person whose job is to give opinions about books, films, music, or art.

The film received excellent reviews from critics.
2

noun
A person who criticizes someone or something, often by pointing out faults.

The president's critics say his new plan will cost too much.

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Forms critics

Derived forms anticriticcriticastercriticesscriticistcriticproofcriticshipcriticulecybercriticecocriticgynocritichypercriticnoncritic

Related forms crisis criterion critical critically criticise criticism criticize critique

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French critique, from Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós, “of or for judging, able to discern”), from κρίνω (krínō, “to judge”).

*krey- Proto-Indo-European critique Middle French criticus Latin κριτικός Ancient Greek

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# critic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkrɪtɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkɹɪt.ɪk/
**Frequency rank:** 10381

## Meanings
1. A person whose job is to give opinions about books, films, music, or art.
2. A person who criticizes someone or something, often by pointing out faults.

## Examples
- The film received excellent reviews from critics.
- The president's critics say his new plan will cost too much.

## Derived Forms
- anticritic
- criticaster
- criticess
- criticist
- criticproof
- criticship
- criticule
- cybercritic
- ecocritic
- gynocritic
- hypercritic
- noncritic

## Related Forms
- crisis
- criterion
- critical
- critically
- criticise
- criticism
- criticize
- critique

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *krey-
- Root: critique
- Root: criticus
- Root: κριτικός

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French critique, from Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós, “of or for judging, able to discern”), from κρίνω (krínō, “to judge”).

## AI Etymology
critic was borrowed from Middle French critique, from Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós, “of or for judging, able to discern”), from κρίνω (krínō, “to judge”). The historical chain includes Proto-Indo-European *krey-, Middle French critique, Latin criticus, Ancient Greek κριτικός. Current senses include A person whose job is to give opinions about books, films, music, or art and A person who criticizes someone or something, often by pointing out faults. English relatives and later formations include anticritic, criticaster, criticess, crisis, criterion.

## Topics
- Art & Music

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