as in critic
a person who makes or expresses a judgment on the quality of offerings in some field of endeavor many reviewers were unhappy with the movie's cryptic ending

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Recent Examples of reviewer The Browser Company will simply be hoping that the Dia browser makes more of an impact than Arc, which was well received by reviewers but didn’t come close to disrupting the big beasts of the browser business. Barry Collins, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025 Both were sneered at by middle-class reviewers and adored by the public. Graham Robb, The Atlantic, 9 June 2025 Not to be arrogant, but our Best-Ever Succotash Recipe lives up to its name, and all of the five-star reviewers seem to agree with us. Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 8 June 2025 And this presumption about debate comes from a reviewer who hasn’t played golf in decades, but who finds the sport and its majors more than interesting. John Tamny, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for reviewer
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critic
Noun
  • Nochlin, who died in 2017, was a pioneering feminist art critic.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
  • Some critics of San Diego’s plan say the city should consider outsourcing trash service.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025

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“Reviewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reviewer. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.

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