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 In particular, our reviewer loved the excellent stress management features, including real-time mood tracking and mindfulness guidance. Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025 Thomas worked for the first time with stylist Emilie Kareh, while a cinema reviewer is behind the show notes. Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025 One early reviewer panned my forthcoming novel, Hot Wax, for having the audacity to put music in print at all. Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025 Our reviewer Daniel Thorp-Lancaster was overall impressed with the screen, a matte IPS display that gets nice and bright for outdoor use, and comes with G-Sync support. Brad Bourque, Wired News, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reviewer
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critic
Noun
  • Months after the Southern dining chain faced fierce backlash over a controversial logo rebrand blasted by critics, Cracker Barrel is giving away free pancakes to NFL fans in a bid to win back diners.
    Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Since modern romance developed in the 1970s, these novels have been thoroughly ignored by highbrow critics and prestigious-award juries.
    Rebecca Ackermann, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Reviewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reviewer. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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