5
dilettante
5
maven
5
quibbler(noun, praise, scold, opponent, enemy)
5
reviler(noun, opponent, enemy, attacker, censor)
5
slanderer(noun, opponent, enemy, attacker, censor)
4
annotator(noun, writer, reporter, interpreter, observer)
4
arbiter elegantiarum(expression, idiom, taste)
4
belittler(noun, opponent, enemy, attacker, censor)
4
captious
4
censorious
4
complainer(noun, opponent, enemy, censor, detractor)
4
criticizer(noun, praise, scold, opponent, enemy)
4
disparager(noun, opponent, enemy, attacker, censor)
4
essayist(noun, author, writer, correspondent, dissertation)
4
evaluator(noun, authority, judge, expert, court)
4
gourmet(noun, person)
4
hypercritic(noun, praise, opponent, enemy, censor)
4
interpreter(noun, authority, expert, court, justice)
4
knocker(noun, opponent, enemy, censor, detractor)
4
nitpicker(noun, praise, scold, attacker, defamer)
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