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

Among the commenters in favor was DJUSD Board President Hiram Jackson. —Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026

While some commenters were critical, the quality of the video represented a quantum leap forward from the famously crude early AI videos depicting Will Smith eating spaghetti. —David Scarpa, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2026

In the replies, commenters were mixed on calling the actor out. —Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 May 2026

Meanwhile, on Wednesday evening, Carr posted a riposte to a commenter on X who took aim at the FCC chief. —Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above