denouncer

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Definition of denouncernext
as in condemner

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  1. criticizer
  2. faultfinder
  3. detractor
  4. critic
Noun
  • In turn, the criticizer is made out to be overreacting.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Definition of criticizer
Noun
  • Your relentless faultfinder—everybody has one—is quick to judge, minimize your accomplishments or demote you to an underdog.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2021
Definition of faultfinder
Noun
  • Once the film was released, critics widely praised Page’s searing performance as the doomed Greek soldier Sinon, and even some of Page’s detractors online were won over by his work.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Except Philip is serving bottomless mimosas, the Court’s detractors claim.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of detractor
Noun
  • Others felt Gibson critics were overreacting to his attempt at humor in Toronto over the weekend.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Religious law as a rival legal system One common target is sharia, which critics often describe as a competing legal system poised to displace American law.
    — Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of critic
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“Denouncer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denouncer. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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