commentator.
A person who makes a commentary, particularly
Meaning & usage
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.
He was a commentator for football two years before retiring.
A person who makes a commentary, particularly A person who provides analysis or opinion on current events, especially for a mass media audience.
Where this word comes from
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. By surface analysis, comment + -ator.
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