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n. A caster of accounts; a reckoner; a bookkeeper; -- used contemptuously. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A contemptible or vicious critic. [ 1913 Webster ]
The rancorous and reptile crew of poeticules, who decompose into criticasters. Swinburne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. décastère; Gr.
n. [ Gr.
n. One who forecast. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ LL. ] A petty grammarian; a grammatical pedant or pretender. [ 1913 Webster ]
My noble Neophite, my little grammaticaster. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n.
prop. a. Of or pertaining to the monitorial system of instruction followed by
n. [ Cf. F. médicastre. See Medical. ] A quack. [ R. ] Whitlock. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Someone who broadcasts the news. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. [ Cf. It. politicastro. ] A petty politician; a pretender in politics. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who roughcasts. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Formed like criticaster. ] A witling. [ R. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]