commenter

noun

com·​ment·​er ˈkä-ˌmen-tər How to pronounce commenter (audio)
variants or less commonly commentor
plural commenters also commentors
: one who comments
especially : one who leaves a comment on an Internet site, story, page, etc.
… every blogger and commenter and self-anointed pundit, could outperform any robot writer at a fraction of the cost. Paul Di Filippo
Many websites which allow users to leave comments … use a system called Captcha to check that the commenter is not a computer programme (or 'bot') leaving spam comments. Nick Poyntz

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This, however, also didn’t sit well with commenters. Toria Sheffield, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025 TikTok users were outraged on Rex's behalf, as hundreds of commenters demanded his owners make Christmas a year-round thing for the adorable pup. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025 Seven years after its launch, the buzzy brand debuted two iterations of the scent: You Rêve and You Doux—two opposing eau de parfums that quickly sparked interest to TikTokers and commenters alike. Kiana Murden, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2024 Kate Beckinsale reveals why she was hospitalized for 6 weeks, slams hateful commenters In the wake of the MeToo movement that began with the New York Times' Weinstein exposé in 2017, many have said that Hollywood has gotten better in its treatment of women. Christian Holub, EW.com, 30 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for commenter 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of commenter was in the 14th century

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“Commenter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commenter. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.

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