reviewer
/ri'vju:ə/
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Definition
- 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
- a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
- someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication