critics

noun

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

(countable) A specialist in judging works of art.

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

(countable) An opponent.

(uncountable) Obsolete form of critique (“the art of criticism”). [(uncountable) The art of criticism.]

(countable) Obsolete form of critique (“an act of criticism”). [(uncountable) The art of criticism.]

verb

(obsolete, ambitransitive) To criticise.

Roots

krinocrit- · Greek · judge

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The word critics breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root crit-, from Greek krino (“judge”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.