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crit·ic

critic

 
 
pronunciation:
krI tihk
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: A critic is a person whose job is to judge something like a movie, book, restaurant, or play and then write what they think about it. A critic usually works for a newspaper or magazine. A critic usually has a lot of experience with the type of thing they write about and people respect their opinion.
Most critics like the movie, but one or two thought it was too slow and a bit boring.The restaurant critic gave the new cafe a good review in the newspaper.
similar words:
editor
definition 2: A critic is a someone who judges or gives their opinion about something. They sometimes say good things and sometimes they say bad things. They just say what they think.
Kids can be tough critics of video games.
synonyms:
evaluator, judge
similar words:
editor
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