criticaster

criticaster
/krit"i kas'teuhr/, n.
an incompetent critic.
[1675-85; CRITIC + -ASTER1]

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  • criticaster — [krit′ik as΄tər] n. [ CRITIC + ASTER2] an incompetent, inferior critic …   English World dictionary

  • criticaster — noun Date: 1684 an inferior or petty critic …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • criticaster — noun A petty or charlatan critic …   Wiktionary

  • criticaster — inferior or petty critic Pretenders and Dabblers …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • criticaster — n. vicious or despicable critic …   English contemporary dictionary

  • criticaster — crit·ic·as·ter …   English syllables

  • criticaster — crit•ic•as•ter [[t]ˈkrɪt ɪˌkæs tər[/t]] n. an incompetent critic • Etymology: 1675–85 …   From formal English to slang

  • criticaster —   n. inferior critic …   Dictionary of difficult words

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