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reviewer

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who writes reviews for a newspaper or other publication; a critic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: critic

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person who reviews songs, movies, games, or other forms of artistic works.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An inspector.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Any comprehensive study material used to review for an examination; study guide.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Philippines

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: commentator

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: writer, author

6

noun

Meaning 6

someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: referee, reader

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: critic

Narrower terms: scanner

History

Etymology

From review + -er.

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: рецензент (recenzent) — critic
  • Chinese Cantonese: 評論家 /评论家 (ping4 leon6 gaa1) — critic
  • Chinese Mandarin: 評論家 /评论家 (pínglùnjiā) — critic
  • Czech: recenzent — critic
  • Danish: recensent — critic
  • Dutch: recensent — critic
  • Esperanto: recenzisto — critic
  • Finnish: arvostelija — critic
  • Finnish: kriitikko — critic
  • French: relecteur — critic
  • French: réviseur — critic
  • German: Rezensent — critic
  • German: Rezensentin — critic
  • Hindi: विवेचक (vivecak) — critic
  • Hindi: समीक्षक (samīkṣak) — critic
  • Hungarian: recenzens — critic
  • Irish: léirmheastóir — critic
  • Italian: recensore — critic
  • Japanese: 評論家 (hyōronka) — critic
  • Māori: kaiarotake — critic
  • Portuguese: crítico — critic
  • Romanian: recenzent — critic
  • Russian: рецензе́нт (recenzént) — critic
  • Russian: рецензе́нтка (recenzéntka) — critic
  • Scottish Gaelic: lèirmheasaiche — critic
  • Spanish: reseñista — critic
  • Spanish: reseñante — critic
  • Spanish: crítico — critic
  • Spanish: reseñador — critic
  • Spanish: recensor — critic
  • Swedish: recensent — critic
  • Thai: นักวิจารณ์ (nák-wí-jaan) — critic
  • Vietnamese: nhà phê bình — critic
  • Welsh: adolygydd — critic
Real reading context

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