How to say "reviewer" in Japanese
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- 評者ひょうしゃ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.
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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