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Definition of Criticaster
1. n. A contemptible or vicious critic.
Definition of Criticaster
1. Noun. A petty or charlatan critic. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Criticaster
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Criticaster
Literary usage of Criticaster
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The British Controversialist and Literary Magazine (1865)
"Need I carry this further, since " criticaster " supplies material to confute
... I should refer " criticaster " to his library shelves (if he have any) to ..."
2. The Bookman (1910)
"criticaster. As to Charles Reade, this criticism applies to nearly all his books.
... If "criticaster" has read the Letter Box from the outset, ..."
3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
""criticaster, < L. criti- cus, a critic, + dim. -aster. ... The criticaster,
having looked for a given expression in his dictionary, but without finding it ..."
4. The Gentleman's Magazine (1883)
"... though without occasion, to supersede entirely its more ancient synonyms, “result”
and “issue.” criticaster is as legitimate a word as poetaster, ..."
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