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

Some commenters questioned why a wealthy donor would bring a prominent university from Pittsburgh to Miami rather than direct more money toward institutions already serving local students. — Luisa Yanez october 2, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

The commenter recommended a farm called Moonlight Ridge, and Marris clicked over to its Facebook page, which was filled with pictures of velvety Nubian goats. — CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Many commenters are concerned about the lack of due process and the financial interests tied to private prisons. — Julian Mark, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

As the video gained traction, commenters were stunned by how much the flowers cost. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above