reviewer
Writes about others' work
A reviewer is someone who examines or evaluates something, then reports on it.
Book reviewers, film reviewers, and restaurant reviewers assess works for publication.
In professional contexts, reviewers examine documents, code, or applications: The manuscript was sent to three peer reviewers.
The role implies authority to judge quality or suitability.
One who estimates value
- appraiserEvaluator of monetary worth
- examinerOne who evaluates officially
- judgeOne who decides
- raterOne who assesses
grader · scorer · auditor · inspector · adjudicator · arbiter · referee · validator
One who judges merit
- columnistRecurring newspaper feature writer
- bloggerWeb journal author
- influencerPerson with promotional reach
- tastemakerOne who shapes trends
expert · specialist · correspondent · contributor · freelancer · staff · syndicated · trusted
Assigned evaluative score
- starsLuminous celestial bodies
- thumbs-upGesture indicating approval
- helpfulGiving useful aid
- commentBrief stated opinion
feedback · Yelp · Amazon · Goodreads · IMDb · upvote · downvote · influencer
Sports rule enforcer
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- journalRecord of daily events
- scholarlyMarked by serious learning
- publicationIssued written material
revision · feedback · methodology · submission · rebuttal · acceptance · rejection · editorial
Detailed evaluative analysis
- panShallow cooking vessel
- slamForceful impact or closure
- criticismJudgment of faults
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
negative · scathing · unfavorable · disparaging · damning · thumbs-down · one-star · panning
assessor
One who estimates value
rater · grader · scorer · auditor · inspector · adjudicator · arbiter · referee · validator · checker
critic
One who judges merit
- columnistRecurring newspaper feature writer
- bloggerWeb journal author
- influencerPerson with promotional reach
tastemaker · expert · specialist · correspondent · contributor · freelancer · staff · syndicated · trusted · verified
rating
Assigned evaluative score
comment · feedback · Yelp · Amazon · Goodreads · IMDb · upvote · downvote · influencer · unboxing
referee
Sports rule enforcer
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- journalRecord of daily events
- scholarlyMarked by serious learning
publication · revision · feedback · methodology · submission · rebuttal · acceptance · rejection · editorial · scientific
critique
Detailed evaluative analysis
harsh · negative · scathing · unfavorable · disparaging · damning · thumbs-down · one-star · panning · takedown
- criticscritic, critics, criticizer, criticizers, faultfinder
- evaluatorsevaluator, assessor, appraiser, critic, rater
- online creatorsfashion blogger, travel blogger, mommy blogger, tech blogger, lifestyle blogger
- tech mediaCNET, Wired, tech blog, tech blogger, news article
- tech usersearly adopter, innovator, laggard, tech enthusiast, gadget lover
- online usersnetizen, casual user, new user, follower, active user
reviewerignoramus
Profoundly uninformed person
novice · layperson · know-nothing · philistine · amateur
- movie reviewWritten assessment of cinema
- book reviewCritical analysis of literature
- mixed reviewsVaried critical assessments
- online reviewsPosted consumer evaluations
- customer reviewsBuyer assessments of products
- bad reviewNegative critical assessment
review, reviews, reviewed, reviewing, reviewers, reviewable, unreviewed, rereviewed