reviewer

noun

re·​view·​er ri-ˈvyü-ər How to pronounce reviewer (audio)
Synonyms of reviewernext
: one that reviews
especially : a writer of critical reviews

Synonyms of reviewer

Examples of reviewer in a Sentence

many reviewers were unhappy with the movie's cryptic ending
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This five-star Amazon reviewer bought this T-shirt to go with their airport outfit. Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2026 An experimental therapy for a rare blood cancer was on the path toward approval by the Food and Drug Administration last year — with internal reviewers recommending it be cleared — before the agency rejected the drug last month, according to people familiar with the matter. Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 25 Feb. 2026 As reviewers have noted, the engine of her Wuthering Heights is not emotion or plot but rather the whiplash created by audiovisual juxtapositions—most of which project the dubious theory that Victorian social rules were equivalent to BDSM. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026 In order to submit a post, reviewers have to leave a rating for the venue. Sophie Spiegelberger, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reviewer

Word History

First Known Use

1642, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reviewer was in 1642

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“Reviewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reviewer. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.

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