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poster; contributor; person who submits a post, comment, or article
The person who writes and submits a post, comment, photo, or article to a magazine, newspaper, bulletin board, blog, or social media platform. Originally used of readers contributing to print publications; now the default word for someone who posts content online.
Compound of 投稿 ('to post; to submit a contribution') and 者 ('person'). A 投稿者 is literally 'one who posts'.
Usage
- Neutral term with no positive or negative connotation on its own; context usually supplies the evaluation (e.g., 悪質な投稿者 'malicious poster', 常連投稿者 'regular contributor').
- Appears on websites and in apps as a generic label for the author of a piece of user-generated content (photo, review, comment, question).
- When referring to one's own post, speakers use 自分 or 私 rather than calling themselves 投稿者.
Common collocations
- 投稿者の名前: the poster's name
- 投稿者本人: the poster himself/herself
- 投稿者を特定する: to identify the poster
- 匿名の投稿者: anonymous poster
- 常連投稿者: regular contributor
Similar words
- 投稿する: to post; to submit — the verb the noun is derived from.
- 寄稿者: contributor (to a magazine or publication) — more formal; used of writers invited to submit articles to a specific publication.
- 発信者: sender; originator (of a message or information) — broader, covering anyone who sends or emits a communication.
- ユーザー: user — covers anyone using a service; narrower than 投稿者 since not all users post content.