One entry found for critic.

Entry Word: critic
Function: noun
Text: 1 a person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults <the president's hard-core critics are going to criticize him no matter what he does>
Synonyms carper, castigator, caviler (or caviller), censurer, faultfinder, nitpicker, railer, scold
Related Words belittler, derider, detractor; pettifogger, quibbler; complainer, crybaby, fusser, whiner
2 a person who makes or expresses a judgment on the quality of offerings in some field of endeavor <the restaurant critic said that the fries at that fast-food outlet were the worst that she had ever eaten>
Synonyms reviewer
Related Words analyst, columnist, commentator; appraiser, evaluator, judge