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reviewer

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[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

Example Sentences

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The conclusion in the report of Reviewer Gamma wryly noted that this match, if true, would herald a major discovery — “a novel universality in nature” that different materials under different conditions behave the same.

From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2023

The changes follow recommendations made by Jonathan Hall, the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, which drew particular attention to the influence of Islamists in prison.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2023

Reviewer Elisabeth Vincentelli wrote in the New York Times that the show had a “can’t-look-away quality of a slow-motion crash.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 5, 2022

Reviewer Katie Walsh called the film “a fascinating look at the self-invented André Leon Talley, a bold, daring creation who never let anything obstruct his passions, curiosities and whims.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2022

Nothing but a determination to attach blame to the conduct of Sir George Prevost could have induced the Reviewer to hazard so groundless and unmilitary a stricture.

From Some Account of the Public Life of the Late Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost, Bart. Particularly of his Services in the Canadas, including a reply to the strictures on his Military Character, Contained in an Article in The Quareterly Review by Brenton, E. B.

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