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Definition of: critic
(krit′ik) noun
1. One who judges anything by some standard or criterion, particularly one who so judges literary or artistic productions.
2. One who judges severely; a caviler.
3. Obs. A critique or review.
—adjective Pertaining to criticism; critical. [<L criticus <Gk. kritikos <kritēs a judge. See CRITERION.]
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