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critic
1. Someone who pronounces judgment on any thing or a person; especially, anyone who passes a severe or unfavorable judgment; a censurer, a fault-finder.
2. A person who is skillful in judging the qualities and merits of literary or artistic works or someone who writes about the qualities of such works.
3. A professional reviewer of books, pictures, plays, and the like; also a person who is skilled in textual or biblical criticism.
4. An essay in criticism of a literary work, etc.; a critical notice or review; now referred to as a critique.
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critic (KRIT ik) (noun)
1. Someone who forms and expresses judgments of the merits, faults, value, or truth of a matter: Alfonso is his own worst critic when it comes to analyzing his writing.
2. A person who specializes especially professionally in the evaluation and appreciation of literary or artistic works: George Bernard Shaw worked as a theater critic before developing his drama writing career.
3. Someone who tends to make harsh or carping judgments; a faultfinder: According to an article in the paper, a mother-in-law is often described as a critic of the marriage partner of her child.
critique (kri TEEK) (noun)
1. An evaluation by using a review or commentary, especially one dealing with works of art or literature: The critique of the new play in the morning paper was very positive.
2. A crucial or decisive discussion of a specified topic: During the course of the dinner, they engaged in a wide ranging critique of the new policies at the university.

The critique of the concert appeared in the paper this morning under the by-line of the famous critic whose face in the picture at the top of the column was always obscured.