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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To that end, one Reddit commenter offers this advice. Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 1 May 2025 Other commenters applauded Cruise's endorsement of seeing the film in theaters. Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 30 Apr. 2025 Some commenters wrote that given the unconventional couple is so public in so many ways, to awkwardly skirt around a basic question strikes them as odd. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 28 Apr. 2025 Complement this by engaging personally with commenters—asking thoughtful follow-up questions rather than just acknowledging their input builds genuine professional relationships. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for commenter

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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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 8 May. 2025.

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