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REVIEWER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("reviewer" is a kind of...):
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
Derivation:
review (look at again; examine again)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("reviewer" is a kind of...):
critic (anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reviewer"):
scanner (someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables)
Derivation:
review (appraise critically)
