critic

a person who expresses disapproval or disagreement about something, especially in a public way

crítico, censor

• a critic of something

Collocations critic of art · critic of society

• He is a well-known critic of the government.

  Es un crítico conocido del gobierno.

a person who evaluates or reviews works of art, literature, music, etc., often for a newspaper or magazine

crítico especializado, crítico de arte/literatura/música

• a critic of art/literature/music

Collocations film critic · music critic

• She is a film critic for the local newspaper.

  Ella es una crítica de cine para el periódico local.

a person or thing that is criticized or attacked by someone else

objeto de crítica, blanco de ataques

• something/someone is a target of criticism

Collocations target of public criticism · target of attack

• The new policy has become the target of much criticism.

  La nueva política se ha convertido en el blanco de muchas críticas.

(used in negative sentences) to criticize or find fault with someone or something

criticizar, encontrar defectos

• not take somebody/something to task

Collocations not take a student to task for poor work · not take the company to task over its policies

• She didn't take his mistakes too seriously.

  No le tomó en serio sus errores.