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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.


Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of reviewer

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


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One reviewer wrote, external, "What we're left with is two nearly identical Niers each vying to be the true Nier."

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

After performing stand-up around New York, he appeared on HBO’s “Def Comedy Jam” — The Times reviewer David Kronke called his 1993 performance “the evening’s funniest, edgiest set” — and moved to Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

These are the best cases according to our longtime Apple reviewer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Although one newspaper reviewer described Mudcats as “brainless cable bottom-feeding,” the show opened up a new world for the rural teenager.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Darwin was fortunate that the regular reviewer for the London Times passed off the book to Huxley to review, which meant The Origin got a rave review in that most important of papers.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

The reviewers rated their confidence in the available evidence as low or very low, citing small study populations, conflicting findings, and potential bias in how the trials were conducted.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

Google reviewers have given it an average score of four out of five stars.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

“I have repeatedly come up against reviewers basically saying, ‘natural fibers aren’t an issue,’ but with no evidence to say that,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Flash fiction, sweeping histories and bold memoirs — discover the highly anticipated fiction and nonfiction our book reviewers are dipping into this autumn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 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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