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reviewer

American  
[ri-vyoo-er] / rɪˈvju ər /

noun

  • reviewers
    plural
  1. a person who reviews.

  2. a person who reviews books, plays, etc.


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Etymology

Origin of reviewer

First recorded in 1605–15; review + -er 1

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The amount YouTube luxury hotel reviewer Ryan Walker paid for a one-night stay at the new Amanvari resort in Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

In a video watched 2.8 million times, a foreign reviewer described it as "kind of like chewy tofu" and "very oily".

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

It includes remarks from Jonathan Hall KC, the government's independent reviewer of terrorism, who said the rhetoric from the force had "broken one of the golden rules of investigations".

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

A New York Times reviewer noted that the authors seemed to be channeling “a few elite finance and tech bros in two or three coastal cities.”

From Salon Jul. 5, 2026

What no reviewer could possibly know was that the Three Lions stayed in business because it was one of several hotels in Paris owned and operated by the British Secret Intelligence Service.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

The report states that reviewers “were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations . . . nor did they see the final draft before its release.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

It requires subject experts, translators, reviewers and moderators.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

On Goodreads, reviewers were divided, with some praising the book as “brave and necessary” and others writing that “something seems fishy.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

If reviewers have the same blind spots as the editors and authors, then a process meant to remove flaws and bias can instead facilitate them.

From The Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026

Maybe he figured if he didn’t do it, nobody would, or maybe he was just trying to give the reviewers a helping hand; I don’t know.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

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