reviewer

[ ri-vyoo-er ]

noun

1. a person who reviews.
2. a person who reviews books, plays, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of reviewer¹

First recorded in 1605–15; review + -er ¹

Example Sentences

A week after the 7 October attacks, the government's independent reviewer of terrorism warned speeches at pro-Palestinian rallies in the UK might have glorified terrorism.

From BBC

A business owner has been praised for calling out an online reviewer's inappropriate comment about a female delivery driver.

From BBC

The latter drew a flood of scathing reviews of the family’s auto repair shop — “Worst car care Ive been to,” one Yelp reviewer wrote online — in a purposeful left-wing campaign of retribution.

From Los Angeles Times

What’s heartbreaking is how this reviewer closes the report: “If there hadn’t been a Grapes, I would say unreservedly, here is something new, something fine, we must publish. Moreover, an unusual talent is displayed in this first novel.”

From Salon

But Northern Ireland's independent autism reviewer Ema Cubitt had previously told BBC News NI she had been seeking a meeting with the minister since the start of term in September.

From BBC

Related Words

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