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
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Defenders point to pope’s focus on dialogue Amid the scrutiny of Leo’s inclusion of Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, other commenters have come to his defense. —Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026 The TikTok quickly went viral, racking up more than 6 million views, with hundreds of commenters expressing shock and horror that the Oscars carpet would be used for just a few hours and then be thrown away. —Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026 Other commenters expressed a mix of disappointment and encouragement. —Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026 While the otters’ names have not been announced, Facebook commenters gave ideas. —Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for commenter
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Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026 The TikTok quickly went viral, racking up more than 6 million views, with hundreds of commenters expressing shock and horror that the Oscars carpet would be used for just a few hours and then be thrown away. —Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026 Other commenters expressed a mix of disappointment and encouragement. —Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026 While the otters’ names have not been announced, Facebook commenters gave ideas. —Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for commenter
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“Commenter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/commenter. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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