commenter
noun
com·ment·er
ˈkä-ˌmen-tər 
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
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
Nick Poyntz Examples of commenter in a Sentence
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Some commenters pointed out moments when the robots seemed to mishandle packages and berated robots for occasionally dropping packages.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
The most recent incident quickly sparked backlash online, with many commenters criticizing the tourist’s behavior as disrespectful.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Her commenters largely supported her decision to live in a caravan.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Curry Barker emerges as the brand asset, with commenters treating the film less like disposable Blumhouse programming and more like an indie horror graduation moment.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 May 2026
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Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
The most recent incident quickly sparked backlash online, with many commenters criticizing the tourist’s behavior as disrespectful.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Her commenters largely supported her decision to live in a caravan.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Curry Barker emerges as the brand asset, with commenters treating the film less like disposable Blumhouse programming and more like an indie horror graduation moment.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 15 May 2026
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“Commenter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commenter. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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