ˈzōələs noun
( plural zoiluses -sə̇z ; also zoi·li -ˌlī)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: after, Zoilus 4th century B.C. Greek rhetorician and critic who was notable for the severity of his criticisms of Homer's poems
: a bitter and usually enviously carping critic : one given to unjust quibbling and faultfinding : belittler , caviler — compare aristarch , momus