AMBROSE BIERCE Synonyms

• a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art

• anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something

• someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments

• someone who is critical of the motives of others

• a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control

• someone who acts, speaks or writes in an amusing way

• a writer for newspapers and magazines

• someone who keeps a diary or journal

• disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking

• a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm

• a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

• mental ability

• a witty amusing person who makes jokes

• writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

• a person who is able to write and has written something

• United States writer of caustic wit (1842-1914)

• United States writer of caustic wit (1842-1914)