"anticritic" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: anticritics [plural]
Etymology: anti- + critic Etymology templates: {{pre|en|anti|critic}} anti- + critic Head templates: {{en-noun}} anticritic (plural anticritics)
  1. An opponent of critics or criticism.
    Sense id: en-anticritic-en-noun-CWuxvFb- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti-

Inflected forms

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