reviewer

noun

re·​view·​er ri-ˈvyü-ər 

: one that reviews

especially : a writer of critical reviews

Synonyms of reviewer

• critic

Examples of reviewer in a Sentence

many reviewers were unhappy with the movie's cryptic ending

Recent Examples on the Web

This requires moving away from the traditional way of performing the manual heavy lifting of pulling data, stitching spreadsheets and running validations line-by-line to a reviewer position. — Gargi Ray, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

If enacted, the revision to Office of Management and Budget regulations would give political appointees, not peer reviewers, the power to choose which research proposals receive federal funding. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 22 July 2026

The booksellers did the work that publishers’ representatives and book reviewers do today. — Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

Trustpilot reviewers are generally happy with product quality. — Nicole Hernandez, USA Today, 21 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1642, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reviewer

• pursuer
• rescuer
• wrongdoer
• bluer
• breuer
• brewer
• couper
• ewer
• fewer
• fluor
• hewer
• newer