as in critic
a person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults
those perennial criticizers of the local school board
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Recent Examples of criticizer
In turn, the criticizer is made out to be overreacting.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for criticizer
critic
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The critics said the show was well worth seeing and David was relieved.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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But the English-speaking pontiff has risen as an influential American critic living in the Vatican, using his platform on the world stage as a moral contrast to the president's more bombastic rhetoric and aggressive use of executive power.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Criticizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criticizer. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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