criticaster

English

Etymology

critic +‎ -aster

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æstə(ɹ)

Noun

criticaster (plural criticasters)

1. A petty or charlatan critic.
   • 1903, Charles Reade, Hard Cash: A Matter-of-fact Romance, page 439:

     […] indeed, like Edgar, he rather overdoes it, and so puzzles his enemies in the play, and certain German criticasters and English mad doctors in the closet, and does not puzzle his bosom friend in the play one bit, nor the pit for whom he was created.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kritikaster or Spanish criticastro. Equivalent to criticus +‎ -aster.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkri.tiˈkɑs.tər/

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• Hyphenation: cri‧ti‧cas‧ter
• Rhymes: -ɑstər

Noun

criticaster m (plural criticasters, diminutive criticastertje n)

1. criticaster, uncharitable critic