aristarch

[ ar-uh-stahrk ]

noun

1. a severe critic.

Other Words From

• Ari·starchi·an adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of aristarch¹

1615–25; after Aristarchus of Samothrace, who, in editing Homer, rejected many lines as spurious interpolations

Example Sentences

In some respects, the book will create surprise, particularly as to the private life and character of the great Aristarch.

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