zoilus

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noun

A critic characterized as bitter, carping, malignant.

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Aristarch
OriginAncient Greek Ζωΐλος →
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Meanings

zoilus1

nounzoilus (plural zoiluses or zoili)

plural zoiluses · plural zoili

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

    Synonyms: Aristarch

Zoilus2

proper noun
  1. An Ancient Greek grammarian and critic (400–320 B.C.), known for his harsh criticisms of Homer’s poems.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA critic characterized as bitter, carping, malignant.

Similar
Aristarch
Also see
aristarch

Origin

zoilus · noun

  1. Ancient GreekΖωΐλος
  2. Englishzoilus

From the name of Zoilus, an ancient Greek rhetorician who severely criticized Homer's poems. From Ancient Greek Ζωΐλος (Zōḯlos).

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Zoilus · proper noun

  1. Ancient GreekΖωΐλος
  2. LatinZōilus
  3. EnglishZoilus

Borrowed from Latin Zōilus, from Ancient Greek Ζωΐλος (Zōḯlos).

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APA

zoilus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoilus

MLA

“zoilus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoilus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zoilus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoilus.

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