commentator
Plural: commentators
Noun
- an expert who observes and comments on something
- a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
- A person who makes a commentary, particularly
- A person who makes a commentary, particularly
- Synonym of historian or chronicler, a person who compiles an annotated history.
- A person who makes a commentary, particularly
- A person who compiles explanations and critical notes on a text.
- A person who makes a commentary, particularly
- A person who compiles explanations of the law, particularly (historical) comparatively innovative European jurists in the 14th century, as opposed to earlier glossators.
- A person who makes a commentary, particularly
- A person who compiles explanations of biblical passages.
- A person who makes a commentary, particularly
- A person who provides an instantaneous description of a public event, particularly a sporting event, for a mass media audience.
- A person who makes a commentary, particularly
- A person who provides analysis or opinion on current events, especially for a mass media audience.
Examples
- He was a commentator for football two years before retiring.
Origin / Etymology
In form, from Middle English commentator, from Latin commentātor (“author, inventor, interpreter, jailer”), from commentātus + -or (“-er: forming agent nouns”), from commentāri (“to ponder, to study, to write upon”), from comminīscor (“to think over, to invent”) + -tārī (“to frequently be ~ed”). In meaning, influenced by comment and commentary.
Synonyms
observer, reviewer, historian or chronicler, interpreter
Scrabble Score: 17
commentator: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcommentator: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
commentator: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary