commenter

Sometimes com·ment·or

[kom-en-ter]

noun

1. a person who makes remarks, observations, or criticisms, especially in response to a published story, post, etc..

   I will delete comments and ban commenters that bring too much negativity to the forum.

   Class size is a topic that is always in fashion with education policy commenters and journalists.

2. a person who writes explanatory or critical notes on a text.

   These commentaries have the commenter’s notes and the Biblical text in parallel columns.

Word History and Origins

Origin of commenter¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; comment ( def. ) + -er ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

One commenter wrote: "can someone explain to me what is up w my search recs pls?"

From BBC

“You were getting free PR from people unboxing these,” wrote a commenter on TikTok, “And managed to undo all of that with Hartford.”

From Salon

Another commenter questioned how a project of such scale could have been approved by so many people.

From BBC

John Allen, who represents the Hirst ward on Northumberland County Council, is being investigated by his party after a YouTube commenter said he would shoot Sir Keir Starmer if given the chance.

From BBC

Republican Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana said he would use his congressional authority to demand that big tech platforms “mandate immediate ban for life of every post or commenter that belittled the assassination of Charlie Kirk.”

From Los Angeles Times