Home › Words › Z › zoiluszoiluszoilus means an Ancient Greek grammarian and critic (400–320 B.C.), known for his harsh criticisms of Homer’s poems.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, zoilus ranks #3,411 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyBorrowed from Latin Zōilus, from Ancient Greek Ζωΐλος (Zōḯlos).nameAn Ancient Greek grammarian and critic (400–320 B.C.), known for his harsh criticisms of Homer’s poems.nounA critic characterized as bitter, carping, malignant.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).