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 begged Fleischmann not to give up, pledging to come in and purchase items if the store reopens. —Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026

While some commenters on @schube93’s video pointed out that Costco's competitor, Sam’s Club, already offers a scan-and-go feature in its smartphone app that speeds up the checkout process, others applauded the move. —Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2026

The April 1 posting date fueled doubt among commenters. —Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026

Some commenters on social media said they were nearly fooled, but others compared the all-white design to certain plates manufactured years ago that are prone to peeling. —Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above