Critic and Referee

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Critic noun - A person who makes or expresses a judgment on the quality of offerings in some field of endeavor.

Usage example: the restaurant critic said that the fries at that fast-food outlet were the worst she'd ever eaten

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Referee and critic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Referee" instead a noun "Critic".

Referee noun - Someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication.

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Critic and referee are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Critic" instead a noun "Referee".

good	good critic	good referee
female	female critic	female referee
new	new critic	new referee
former	former critic	former referee
Other adjectives: biased, unnamed.

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