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

Examples of commenter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Many of the commenters were gobsmacked at how gorgeous the Vanderpump Rules star looked with her mermaid hair, glowing skin and barely there outfit. Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024 Perhaps this technology is a case of treating the symptom instead of the root cause of the anger, as some social media commenters note. Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 18 June 2024 Online commenters spew hate speech When comments transferred from in-person to online, three callers entered the Zoom call and spewed homophobic speech for nearly 10 minutes. Kelsey Oliver, Sacramento Bee, 17 June 2024 Multiple commenters questioned why Ye would publicly discuss the family matter, let alone disclose to 20 million followers where his kids attend school. Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for commenter 

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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 2 Jul. 2024.

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