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

Many of the commenters — both parents and teachers — were affiliated with Point Loma High School, a generally high-achieving school, and said a 4×4 schedule would not work for them. —Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025

Another commenter said that the OP may want to seriously reevaluate her relationship. —Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025

This commenter points out the futility of the backlash, suggesting that critics have little power to change the NFL’s choice and that the negativity is ultimately pointless. —Joshua Sammons, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025

Some commenters on TikTok defended Daniel and acknowledged that Miss Elaina could’ve been kinder. —Saleen Martin, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above