How to say "reviewer" in Japanese

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  • 評者ひょうしゃCommon
    nounCovers 'reviewer' in the sense of the person who writes a review of a specific work, such as a book or an article; it denotes the reviewing role rather than a profession.
  • 評論家ひょうろんかCommon
    nounCovers 'reviewer' as an occupation: a professional critic or commentator who evaluates and comments on a field such as literature, music, or politics; it suits someone's profession rather than the writer of a single review.
    あらゆる芸術げいじゅつ評論家ひょうろんか達たちは無能むのうであり危険きけんな存在そんざいである。↗
    Regard all art critics as useless and dangerous.

Use 評者 for the reviewer of a particular work, the person who writes an individual review; use 評論家 for a critic or commentator whose profession is reviewing and commenting on a field.

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