commenter

noun

com·​ment·​er ˈkä-ˌmen-tər How to pronounce commenter (audio)
variants or less commonly commentor
plural commenters also commentors
: one who comments
especially : one who leaves a comment on an Internet site, story, page, etc.
… every blogger and commenter and self-anointed pundit, could outperform any robot writer at a fraction of the cost. Paul Di Filippo
Many websites which allow users to leave comments … use a system called Captcha to check that the commenter is not a computer programme (or 'bot') leaving spam comments. Nick Poyntz

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The health and stability of the mother and child should be a top priority to the father, the commenter wrote. Rachel Raposas, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025 Despite the responses about why UNC got in, social media commenters wasted no time reacting when seeing the Tar Heels’ decision. Scott Thompson, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2025 And more than one Ars commenter has sold their Tesla in recent weeks as a direct result of Musk. Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025 Though many of the post’s commenters showed excitement for the brand’s revival, some expressed frustrations about the brand’s long silence and alleged unfulfilled orders. Allure Editors, Allure, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for commenter

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of commenter was in the 14th century

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“Commenter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commenter. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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