"zoilus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: zoiluses [plural], zoili [plural]
Etymology: From the name of Zoilus, an ancient Greek rhetorician who severely criticized Homer's poems. From Ancient Greek Ζωΐλος (Zōḯlos). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|Ζωΐλος|}} Ancient Greek Ζωΐλος (Zōḯlos) Head templates: {{en-noun|+|zoili}} zoilus (plural zoiluses or zoili)
  1. A critic characterized as bitter, carping, malignant. Synonyms: Aristarch

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