commenter

commenter — noun

1. someone who writes or says short remarks about a topic, often online below a new

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Definition

someone who writes or says short remarks about a topic, often online below a news story, blog post, or video, or in a meeting or interview.

Example

Several commenters on Talia's travel blog asked where she bought her hiking boots.

collocation: commenters on [a blog / article / video]

The newspaper closed the comment section after angry commenters began attacking each other.

typical context: online comment sections

Common collocations
  • online commenters
  • anonymous commenter
  • frequent commenter
  • reply to a commenter
  • ban a commenter
Synonyms
  • commentator

    more formal; usually a professional who analyses news, sport, or politics on TV or radio

  • poster

    informal; any user who posts content on a forum or social platform, not only short reactions

  • reviewer

    writes a longer evaluation of a product, film, or book — not a short reaction

Grammar Patterns

a commenter on something

commenters posted that ...

Usage Note

Subject is usually a person reacting to public content (article, video, post) rather than a private speaker. Often plural — collective reactions of an audience.

Common Mistakes

Reuben is a commenter at our weekly team meeting.
Reuben often comments during our weekly team meetings.
'commenter' suggests a public audience member, not a regular meeting participant.

Word family

Synonym discussion

Sense: noun/1

A commenter is anyone who leaves a short reaction beneath a piece of public content — most often an online reader, viewer, or listener responding to a news article, video, or blog. A commentator is usually a paid professional who analyses news, sport, or politics on radio or television, and whose remarks are longer and more structured. A poster, in internet contexts, is the broader term for any user who contributes any kind of message to a forum or social platform — they may start a thread, share an image, or argue at length, not only react. A reviewer writes a deliberate evaluation of a product, film, restaurant, or book, with a clear judgement and reasoning. So online, you might be a poster who later becomes a commenter under someone else's video, while a sports commentator describes the match live on TV and a film reviewer publishes a 500-word verdict the next morning.

commenter ↗commentator ↗poster ↗reviewer

Common collocations

Nouns

  • anonymous commenter
  • frequent commenter
  • online commenter
  • top commenter

Phrases

  • reply to a commenter
  • ban a commenter
  • block a commenter

Prepositions

  • on (a blog / article / video / post)

Etymology

LatinOld FrenchEnglish

Formed in English from the verb 'comment' plus the agent-noun suffix '-er', meaning 'one who comments'. The verb 'comment' came into English from Late Latin 'commentari' (to discuss, to consider), via Old French. The agentive form 'commenter' is much more recent in everyday use, becoming common with the rise of online discussion in the late 1990s and 2000s, when websites began allowing readers to post short reactions below articles.