Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable)A person who appraises the works of others.

    Following its publication, the novel received widespread acclaim from literary critics.

    Kritiker

    кри́тикkrítik

    a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art

  2. (countable)A specialist in judging works of art.

    Kritiker, Kritikerin

    кри́тикkrítik

  3. (countable)One who criticizes; a person who finds fault.

    Kritiker

    кри́тикkrítik, критика́нkritikán

    someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments

  4. (countable)An opponent.

    Kritiker, Kritikerin, Gegner

Examples

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  1. Critics say there may be unknown risks.

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  2. Tom is an art critic, isn't he?

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  3. The author of this article is a famous critic.

    ruАвтор этой статьи — известный критик.

    deDer Autor dieses Beitrags ist ein bekannter Kritiker.

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  4. He became more and more famous as a critic.

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  5. Tom had many critics.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
person who appraises the works of others:
one who criticizes; a person who finds fault:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
person who appraises the works of others:
specialist in judging works of art:
opponent:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French critique, from Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κριτικός (kr

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”).

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