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

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

When TikTok user Allisa_marie95 posted a video of the moment, commenters assumed the show was at Arrowhead. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026

Despite multiple calls from public commenters to meet more often, Tarrant County commissioners opted Tuesday to continue meeting once a month. — Rachel Royster july 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

Lloyd Webber’s latest missive drew both praise and brickbats from commenters and Instagram followers. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 July 2026

Hilton was quickly mocked, with online commenters pointing out that authentic Mexican street tacos are served in soft tortillas, cooked up by street vendors, and that the hard-shell varieties found in a fast-food chain do not count as the real deal. — Linh Tat, Daily News, 15 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above