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

Several commenters also raised concerns about due process — and whether airlines should have the power to effectively prevent someone from flying across multiple carriers. —Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026

The photos quickly drew backlash online, with many commenters criticizing Mollen for her level of physical affection with her son. —Edward Segarra, USA Today, 2 June 2026

Summaries of the comment file record that commenters representing the investor community generally favored keeping the quarterly framework intact. —Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

Online commenters, however, were quick to speculate and crack jokes. —Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 1 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above