Definition
A severe critic or a person of rigid, uncompromising standards in judgment; someone very critical and fault-finding.
Etymology
From Aristarchus of Samothrace, an ancient Greek grammarian (circa 217-145 BCE) famous for his extremely rigorous and critical approach to literary texts and textual criticism.
Kelly Says
Aristarchus was so famous for nitpicking that his name became a common word for obsessive critics—it's one of the few cases where a historical scholar's personality became so legendary it turned into a vocabulary word!
Translations
ARالعربية
أرستارخوس
ar-sta-r-khoos
BNবাংলা
আরিস্টার্ক
aris-tar-k
CACatalà
Aristarc
ah-ree-stark
CSČeština
Aristarch
ah-ree-STARK
DADansk
Aristarch
ah-ree-STARK
DEDeutsch
Aristarch
ah-ree-STARK
ELΕλληνικά
Αρίσταρχος
aristarkhos
ESEspañol
Aristarco
ah-ree-STAHR-koh
FAفارسی
آرستارخوس
ar-sta-r-khoos
FISuomi
Aristarkhos
ah-ree-stark-hos
FRFrançais
Aristarque
ah-ree-STARK
GUGU
અરિસ્ટાર્ક
ar-is-ta-rk
HAHA
Aristarchus
ah-ree-stark-us
HEעברית
אריסטארכוס
aristarkhos
HIहिन्दी
अरिस्तार्क
aris-ta-rk
HUMagyar
Aristarch
ah-ree-STARK
IDBahasa Indonesia
Aristarchus
ah-ri-stark-us
IGIG
Aristarchus
ah-ree-stark-us
ITItaliano
Aristarco
ah-ree-STARK-oh
KKKK
Арыстарх
ary-star-kh
KMKM
អរិស្តារខ
ah-ris-ta-rak
KO한국어
아리스타르코스
aris-ta-rkos
MRMR
अरिस्तार्क
aris-ta-rk
MSBahasa Melayu
Aristarkus
ah-ree-stark-us
MYမြန်မာ
အရိစတာရက
a-ri-sta-ra-ka
NLNederlands
Aristarchus
ah-ree-stark-us
NONorsk
Aristarch
ah-ree-STARK
PLPolski
Aristarch
ah-ree-STARK
PTPortuguês
Aristarco
ah-ree-STARK-oh
RORomână
Aristarh
ah-ree-STARK
RUРусский
Аристарх
aristarkh
SVSvenska
Aristarch
ah-ree-STARK
SWKiswahili
Aristarchus
ah-ree-stark-us
TAதமிழ்
அரிஸ்தார்கஸ்
ari-sta-r-kas
TEతెలుగు
అరిస్టార్ఖస్
aris-ta-r-khas
THไทย
อริสตาร์คัส
a-ri-stark-as
TLTL
Aristarchus
ah-ree-stark-us
TRTürkçe
Aristarhos
ah-ree-STAR-hos
UKУкраїнська
Аристарх
aristarkh
URاردو
آرستارخوس
ar-sta-r-khoos
VITiếng Việt
Aristarch
ah-ri-stark
YOYO
Aristarchus
ah-ree-stark-us
ZUZU
Aristarchus
ah-ree-stark-us