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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Luckily, some other commenters offer some concrete advice for OP to consider. Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 5 Nov. 2024 Some commenters have chosen to poke fun at the dog's unbothered attitude, and link it to his breed. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 No one believes Rihanna would or could actually commit voter fraud, but that didn’t stop plenty of commenters, especially those who support Trump, from being up in arms over the suggestion that a foreign billionaire would ever try. Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024 The majority of commenters agreed that the guest broke no etiquette rules and had no obligation to imbibe. Erin Clack, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for commenter 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 16 Nov. 2024.

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