Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who writes critical evaluations: A "reviewer" is someone who examines and assesses something, such as a book, film, product, or performance, and writes a detailed opinion or analysis about it.
   • An official examiner: A "reviewer" can also be someone, often in a professional or academic context, who reads documents, manuscripts, or proposals to judge their quality, suitability, or correctness before publication or approval.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The film received mixed reactions from reviewers. (The film received mixed reactions from people who write critical evaluations.)
  • She works as a reviewer for a major scientific journal. (She works as an official examiner who judges manuscripts for a major scientific journal.)

Advanced Usage

• "Peer reviewer": A specialist who evaluates the work of others in the same field, especially for academic journals.
  • The paper was sent to three anonymous peer reviewers before acceptance.
• "To act as a reviewer": To perform the role of evaluating something critically.
  • He was asked to act as a reviewer for the grant applications.

Variants and Related Words

• Review (noun/verb): The act of examining or assessing something, or a written report containing such an assessment.
  • She wrote a review of the new restaurant.
• Critical review (noun phrase): A detailed and evaluative assessment.
  • The book was the subject of a lengthy critical review in the newspaper.

Synonyms

• Critic: A person who judges the merits of literary, artistic, or other works.
• Evaluator: A person who assesses the amount, level, or quality of something.
• Appraiser: A person who assesses the value or quality of something.

Related Phrases

• Under review: Being examined or considered.
  • The policy is currently under review by a committee.
• To submit for review: To send something to be officially evaluated.
  • Authors must submit their manuscripts for review by the deadline.

Idioms

• To pass the reviewer's test: To be judged favorably by a critic or examiner. (This is a constructed idiom based on the concept.)
  • The innovative design finally passed the reviewer's test and won the award.

Noun

1. a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
2. someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication