Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reviewer

/ɹivjˈuɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: re-view-er
IPA: /ɹivjˈuɚ/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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

noun

noun

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

Example Sentences

"AN HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE RAILWAYS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. By Ernest F. Carter. Cassell. 63s. [...] Such a disappointing work is embarrassing to the reviewer and unworthy of the great House of Cassell."
"The cost of initial site evaluation visits will vary with the cost of travel from the USDA reviewer's duty station to the applicant's place of business."

Etymology

From review + -er.

Inflected Forms

reviewers (plural)

Derived Forms

nonreviewer reviewerese revieweress

Synonyms

critic commentator referee reader

Rhymes With

fewer newer viewer sewer brewer truer who're dewar skewer heuer pursuer bluer

Questions

How do you pronounce reviewer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹivjˈuɚ/.
What does reviewer mean?: A person who writes reviews for a newspaper or other publication; a critic.
Where does reviewer come from?: From review + -er.

How to pronounce reviewer

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “reviewer”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ɹivjˈuɚ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “reviewer”.
Repeat and practice — Say “reviewer” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.