commentator
Use Commentator in a sentence
ənˌteɪ noun
1.
a person who discusses news, sports events, weather, or the like, as on television or radio.
2.
a person who makes commentaries.
Origin:
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; see comment) + Latin -tor -tor
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; see comment) + Latin -tor -tor
Related forms
com·men·ta·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
su·per·com·men·ta·tor, noun
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| —n | |
| 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 |
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Word Origin & History
commentator
mid-15c., "writer of commentaries," from comment or commentary (L. commentator meant "inventor, author." Meaning "writer of notes or expository comments" is from 1640s; "one who gives commentary" (originally in sports) is from 1928.
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Example sentences
He is also a frequent food commentator on television and radio.
Fans can't resist the opportunity to be their own color commentator.
Therefore, it's not too much of a stretch to apply it to commentator on a blog.
Pace a previous commentator, the regalia is not monastic, though it does go back to medieval universities.
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