zoilus

See also: Zoilus

English

Etymology

From the name of Zoilus, an ancient Greek rhetorician who severely criticized Homer's poems. From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Ζωΐλος (Zōḯlos).

Noun

zoilus (plural zoiluses or zoili)

1. A critic characterized as bitter, carping, malignant.

Synonyms

• Aristarch, momus