commentator

[kom-uhn-tey-ter]

noun

1. a person who discusses news, sports events, weather, or the like, as on television or radio.

2. a person who makes commentaries.

commentator

/ ˈkɒmənˌteɪtə /

noun

1. a person who provides a spoken commentary for a broadcast, film, etc, esp of a sporting event

2. a person who writes notes on a text, event, etc

Other Word Forms

• commentatorial adjective
• commentatorially adverb
• supercommentator noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of commentator¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin commentātor interpreter, equivalent to commentā ( rī ) to interpret ( Latin: to think about, prepare, discuss, write, perhaps frequentative of comminīscī to devise; comment ) + Latin -tor -tor

Example Sentences

She is a political commentator, author and lifestyle brand entrepreneur.

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Right-wing commentators and student activists have labeled Bray “Dr. Antifa” and circulated petitions calling for his dismissal, saying that his presence “puts conservative students at risk.”

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Online commentators and some customers accused the company of sanitizing its image and taking the charm out of its restaurants.

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Some Chinese commentators have warned against trivializing the war for the sake of reaching new audiences.

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Some online commentators have claimed that the data breach was bigger than Discord has revealed.

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Related Words

• analyst 
• announcer 
• correspondent 
• critic 
• observer 
• pundit 
• reviewer 
• sportscaster 
• writer