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

No public commenters spoke against the district's trans policy. — Olivia Young, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Several commenters pointed to the fact that alcohol service can continue later than food service, arguing that removing late-night food could leave people drinking without an easy option to eat. — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026

Another commenter suggested that the FTC should require businesses using surveillance pricing to allow buyers to negotiate prices. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026

The tome is a more experimental offering than traditional fiction, and relies heavily on the conflicting narration from commenters and Agnes’ internal dialogue. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above