commentator
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commentator¹
- /ˈkɑmənˌteɪtəɹ/ US
- /ˈkɒmənˌteɪtə/ UK
Where it 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.
noun commentators · commentatour
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Synonym of historian or chronicler, a person who compiles an annotated history.
Similar: historian or chronicler
- A person who compiles explanations and critical notes on a text.
- A person who compiles explanations of the law, particularly (historical) comparatively innovative European jurists in the 14th century, as opposed to earlier glossators. It would be well into the fourteenth century before the commentators came into their own.
- A person who compiles explanations of biblical passages.
- 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 provides analysis or opinion on current events, especially for a mass media audience. Specifically, and unforgivably, she restarted the Heathrow Third Runway bandwagon, which had been stalled for more than a decade and even declared dead by most commentators.
Similar: interpreter
Commentator²
noun Commentators
- Alternative letter-case form of commentator (medieval legal scholar)
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: reviewer, observer, columnist, editorialist, editorial, commentary, writer, broadcaster, speaker, analyst, guide, spokesman, discussant, comment, participant, rapporteur
noun
Similar: interpreter
Translations
Every language
noun person who comments
| Español | comentador, comentadora, comentarista |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 해설자 haeseolja, 평론가 pyeongnon'ga |
| 日本語 | コメンテーター komentētā, 評論家 hyōronka |
| 中文 | 評論員 /评论员 pínglùnyuán |
| Português | comentarista |
| Français | commentateur |
| Deutsch | Kommentator, Kommentatorin |
| Ελληνικά | σχολιαστής scholiastís |
| Русский | коммента́тор kommentátor |
| Tiếng Việt | bình luận viên |
| العربية | مُعَلِّق muʕalliq |
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title = {commentator},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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