criticaster

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The case against Mr. Taylor as a criticaster is clinched by the fact that his cause is espoused by Mr. John O'Leary.

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  1. noun A petty or inferior critic.

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  1. critic + Latin -aster, pejorative suff.

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  1. = Spanish criticastro = D. G. kritikaster, from New Latin * criticaster, from Latin criticus, a critic, + diminutive -aster.
 

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/ˈkrɪtɪkæstər/
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