reviewer

[ri-vyoo-er]

noun

1. a person who reviews.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of reviewer¹

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

Example Sentences

OpenAI said it has guardrails to block the generation of well-known characters and a team of reviewers who are taking down material that doesn’t follow its updated policy.

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If you’ve made it this far, you may be thinking that the reviewer is one of those insufferable people who criticizes others to burnish his own self-importance.

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One early reviewer has compared “Shadow Ticket’s” shaggy charm to cold pizza, and readers will know what he means.

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That “sometimes means starting over with new reviewers — something we’ve faced more than once.”

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More than 100 one-star reviews were left on her business’ Yelp page this week, with reviewers lambasting her remarks at the gala.

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