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

As Torquay’s women’s team were beating Gloucester on Sunday, commenters left sarcastic replies under the club’s social media updates. —Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026

Other commenters, however, expressed support for Minaj. —Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 22 Feb. 2026

Davis said that many online commenters seemed to object both to tipping and service charges, even as restaurateurs struggle to raise menu prices to keep pace with the soaring costs of food and rent. —Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026

For now, at least, some customers and curious commenters remain as skeptical as the restaurants. —Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above