(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a person who writes about and expresses opinions about things such as books, films, music, or art.
The New York ~s had praised her performance.
= reviewer
N-COUNT: oft n N
2.
Someone who is a ~ of a person or system disapproves of them and ~izes them publicly.
Her ~s accused her of caring only about success.
N-COUNT: usu with poss