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

Eagle-eyed commenters noted that a hand that was previously resting on Norris’ hip is no longer there. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

And when commenters who don’t get the satire (or just don’t like it) express genuine outrage, Fox answers with deadpan indignance. — Frank Digiacomo, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2026

While many commenters were busy arguing that last point, others couldn’t understand why one of The Odyssey’s main cast members — that is, the 30-year-old actor Tom Holland — appeared to be shamelessly promoting his opinion of the movie. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

While the flowers may have been a casualty of the high temperatures and humid weather in New York on July 3, some commenters speculated that the bouquet was disheveled from the bouquet toss itself. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above