commentator
Americannoun
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a person who discusses news, sports events, weather, or the like, as on television or radio.
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a person who makes commentaries.
noun
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a person who provides a spoken commentary for a broadcast, film, etc, esp of a sporting event
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a person who writes notes on a text, event, etc
Other Word Forms
- commentatorial adjective
- commentatorially adverb
- supercommentator noun
Etymology
Origin of commentator
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
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They represent a whole mix of content from news outlets, influencers, commentators, everyday people, party political groups and more.
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On social media, commentators have pointed out the cost of cemetery plots and queried how the new law will be regulated.
From BBC
For years, commentators questioned the financial viability of such a venue.
From BBC
Dubbed "China risk" by some commentators, countries fear state-led espionage and excessive Chinese domination of their tech sectors.
From BBC
Jones was sitting alongside main commentator Simon Davies for BBC Wales' live coverage on Thursday as Wales lost to Bosnia-Herzegovina on penalties.
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