diff --git a/semver/is_comparator.ts b/semver/is_comparator.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cba27a31ef66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/semver/is_comparator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
+import { isSemVer } from "./is_semver.ts";
+import { isValidOperator } from "./_shared.ts";
+import type { Comparator } from "./types.ts";
+import { ALL, NONE } from "./constants.ts";
+
+/**
+ * Does a deep check on the value to see if it is a valid Comparator object.
+ *
+ * Objects with extra fields are still considered valid if they have at
+ * least the correct fields.
+ *
+ * Adds a type assertion if true.
+ * @param value The value to check if its a Comparator
+ * @returns True if the object is a Comparator otherwise false
+ */
+export function isComparator(value: unknown): value is Comparator {
+  if (value === null || value === undefined) return false;
+  if (value === NONE) return true;
+  if (value === ALL) return true;
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) return false;
+  if (typeof value !== "object") return false;
+  const { operator, semver, min, max } = value as Comparator;
+  return (
+    isValidOperator(operator) &&
+    isSemVer(semver) &&
+    isSemVer(min) &&
+    isSemVer(max)
+  );
+}
diff --git a/semver/is_semver_comparator_test.ts b/semver/is_comparator_test.ts
similarity index 88%
rename from semver/is_semver_comparator_test.ts
rename to semver/is_comparator_test.ts
index a9bafe274708..92bd1a7987a9 100644
--- a/semver/is_semver_comparator_test.ts
+++ b/semver/is_comparator_test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 import { assert } from "../assert/mod.ts";
 import { INVALID, MIN } from "./constants.ts";
-import { isSemVerComparator } from "./is_semver_comparator.ts";
+import { isComparator } from "./is_comparator.ts";
 
 Deno.test({
   name: "valid_comparator",
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Deno.test({
       await t.step(
         `valid_comparator_${(i++).toString().padStart(2, "0")}`,
         () => {
-          const actual = isSemVerComparator(c);
+          const actual = isComparator(c);
           assert(actual);
         },
       );
diff --git a/semver/is_semver_comparator.ts b/semver/is_semver_comparator.ts
index 23fd136aed7a..66281a2ca028 100644
--- a/semver/is_semver_comparator.ts
+++ b/semver/is_semver_comparator.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2023 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
-import { isSemVer } from "./is_semver.ts";
-import { isValidOperator } from "./_shared.ts";
-import type { SemVerComparator } from "./types.ts";
-import { ALL, NONE } from "./constants.ts";
+import { isComparator } from "./is_comparator.ts";
 
 /**
  * Does a deep check on the value to see if it is a valid SemVerComparator object.
@@ -13,18 +10,6 @@ import { ALL, NONE } from "./constants.ts";
  * Adds a type assertion if true.
  * @param value The value to check if its a SemVerComparator
  * @returns True if the object is a SemVerComparator otherwise false
+ * @deprecated (will be removed in 0.212.0) Use {@linkcode isComparator} instead.
  */
-export function isSemVerComparator(value: unknown): value is SemVerComparator {
-  if (value === null || value === undefined) return false;
-  if (value === NONE) return true;
-  if (value === ALL) return true;
-  if (Array.isArray(value)) return false;
-  if (typeof value !== "object") return false;
-  const { operator, semver, min, max } = value as SemVerComparator;
-  return (
-    isValidOperator(operator) &&
-    isSemVer(semver) &&
-    isSemVer(min) &&
-    isSemVer(max)
-  );
-}
+export const isSemVerComparator = isComparator;
diff --git a/semver/types.ts b/semver/types.ts
index 96db9e7b5aea..1d9d5c68b21e 100644
--- a/semver/types.ts
+++ b/semver/types.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,15 @@ export type FormatStyle =
  * The shape of a valid semantic version comparator
  * @example >=0.0.0
  */
+export interface Comparator {
+  operator: Operator;
+  semver: SemVer;
+  min: SemVer;
+  max: SemVer;
+}
+/**
+ * @deprecated (will be removed in 0.212.0) Use {@linkcode Comparator} instead.
+ */
 export interface SemVerComparator {
   operator: Operator;
   semver: SemVer;