Definition
A person who makes small, petty criticisms without real knowledge or skill; a minor or incompetent critic.
Etymology
From critic plus -aster, a diminutive suffix (from Latin -astrum) that adds a meaning of inferiority or smallness, similar to how 'poetaster' means a minor poet.
Kelly Says
The suffix -aster is a linguistic put-down: it transforms a respectable word into something contemptuous, so a 'criticaster' is basically a critic so bad that they get a special insult-suffix attached to their job title.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አስፈላጊ ክፍል
as-fe-la-gi kif-il
BNবাংলা
প্রত্যক্ষ
pro-tyaksh
DADansk
kritiker
kri-ti-ker
DEDeutsch
Kritiker
kri-ti-ker
ELΕλληνικά
κριτικός
kri-ti-kos
ESEspañol
crítico
krih-tee-koh
FAفارسی
نقد کننده
naqd-e-kenandeh
FISuomi
kriitikko
krii-ti-kko
FRFrançais
critiqueur
kree-tee-kyur
HEעברית
מבקרי
me-ba-ke-ri
HUMagyar
kritikus
kri-ti-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
kritikus
kri-ti-kus
IGIG
onye na-ekwu
on-ye na-ek-wu
ITItaliano
critico
kri-tee-koh
KKKK
сабақтас
sa-baq-ta-s
KMKM
ផ្នែកខ្លី
ph-naek kh-li
MSBahasa Melayu
pengkritik
pen-g-kri-tik
MYမြန်မာ
ကုန်ပစ္စည်း
kun-pa-ss-e-nyay
NLNederlands
criticus
kri-ti-kus
NONorsk
kritiker
kri-ti-ker
PTPortuguês
crítico
kri-tee-koh
SVSvenska
kritiker
kri-ti-ker
SWKiswahili
mchambuzi
m-cha-m-bu-zi
TAதமிழ்
சான்றான
saan-raan
TEతెలుగు
విమర్శకుడు
vi-mar-sha-ku-du
THไทย
นักวิจารณ์
naek-wi-cha-ron
TRTürkçe
eleştirmen
el-es-tir-men
UKУкраїнська
критик
kri-tik
URاردو
تنقیدکار
tan-qeed-kaar
VITiếng Việt
nhà phê bình
nha phe-binh
ZUZU
umshayeli
um-sha-ye-li