panner
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- noun
- /ˈpænər/
- Literature
- The famous panner was feared by actors for his brutally honest reviews.
Examples
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Many artists dread seeing their work criticized by a well-known panner in the newspaper.
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After reading the harsh comments from the panner, the director reconsidered his approach.
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The panner criticized the play harshly.
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Why did the panner give such a low score?
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Many artists dread seeing their work criticized by a well-known panner in the newspaper.
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The famous panner was feared by actors for his brutally honest reviews.
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After reading the harsh comments from the panner, the director reconsidered his approach.
Synonyms
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A person who gives opinions about art, books, films, or music, often as a job
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A person who says bad things about someone or something to make them seem less good
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A person who often says that plans or ideas will not work
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4.1
A person who writes about and judges paintings and sculptures
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4.6
A person who writes reviews of plays for newspapers or magazines
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A person who says that people or things are bad
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A person who strongly criticizes someone or something
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A person who tells someone they did something wrong
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A person who says bad things about people or things to make them seem unimportant
A person who attacks someone strongly in speech or writing
A person who always finds faults in ideas or work
A person who criticizes someone strongly for their behavior
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Etymology
The word panner comes from the verb pan, which came to mean 'to criticize harshly' in film and theatre reviews, and a helpful way to remember this is to think of a critic who 'pans' a show. So a panner is someone who gives very negative reviews.