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• n  someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication
• n  a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day

• They are meant to reflect the magazine's view of the book, not just those of one individual reviewer, and to that end, every review passes through a number of hands.
• It is, according to Miami Herald movie reviewer Bill Cosford, "a butt- kicking feminist manifesto .
• If you're not a reviewer, chances are you won't even bother to look at the manual.

• referee
• reader
• commentator

News & Articles

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• 2014 Acura RLX Video
  When Cars.com reviewer Joe Wiesenfelder calls the 2014 Acura RLX "enigmatic," that means he's puzzled to the point of speechlessness searching for the appropriate adjectives to summarize the luxury sedan. It's sort of midsize, sort of full size; the Precision...
  June 12, 2013 - Cars.com
• Best Home Security Companies Announces Top 2013 Security Provider
  LOS ANGELES, June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Best Home Security Companies , a reviewer of home security system providers, recently announced that FrontPoint Security has acquired the position of top ...
  June 12, 2013 - PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
• Boffin Publishes Reviews of Video Converter Software and Announces The Top 3 For This Year
  Boffin, leading software reviewer reveals the top 2013 video converter software as these have been decided on after careful evaluations of industry-leading video converting software. (PRWeb June 11, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10816553.htm
  June 11, 2013 - PRWeb

Quotes

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• David Westin in Los Angeles Times
  Joel was an important part of ABC News, and we will miss him,ABC News President David Westin said in a news release. "He was a brilliant reviewer and a great reporter. But much more, he was our dear friend and colleague."
• Andrew Tyrie in guardian.co.uk
  Andrew Tyrie MP, chairman of the all- party parliamentary group on extraordinary rendition, said: "The prime minister's announcement is inadequate ...... Lord Carlile, the government's own independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, has concluded...
• Ricky Gervais in Stuff.co.nz
  According to website Entertainment Weekly.com, Ricky said: "I was going to say that when I got the DVD of Schindler's List a reviewer on the box said, 'Have a box of tissues ready,' and I was going to say, 'That sounds a little bit sick'."