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

The clip quickly drew wide attention, and commenters shared their reactions. —Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025

Reddit commenters weighed in, with one suggesting the poster give his in-laws a taste of their own medicine. —Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025

One commenter points out the risk in demanding a proposal under pressure. —Ashley Vega, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025

Dozens of commenters on Reddit talk about seeking out care for minors, but most USA TODAY spoke with declined to go on the record for fear of stigma. —Rachel Hale, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above