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

Scores of Reddit posts decry the dumplings and other menu items—though Lee had good things to say about them, and his commenters tended to agree. —Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026

One commenter shared skepticism that reducing speed limits would be ineffective without stronger police presence to enforce the rules. —Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026

Several commenters also shared their view that the petition was part of a broader agenda by animal-rights proponents to chip away at Coloradan’s hunting and trapping rights. —Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 5 Mar. 2026

Faced with the closure announcement on Facebook, commenters quickly expressed sorrow — and reminisced. —Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above