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[ kom -uh n-tey-ter ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈkɒm ənˌteɪ tər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a person who discusses news, sports events, weather, or the like, as on television or radio.
a person who makes commentaries.
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; see comment) + Latin -tor -tor
OTHER WORDS FROM commentator com·men·ta·to·ri·al [kuh -men-tuh -tawr -ee-uh l, -tohr -], /kəˌmɛn təˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/, adjective com·men·ta·to·ri·al·ly, adverb su·per·com·men·ta·tor, noun Words nearby commentator comment, commentariat, commentary, commentate, commentative, commentator , commerce, Commerce City, commercial, commercial agency, commercial art
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At the end of their segment, the BBC commentator Hazel Irvine noted how dizzy they must be.
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Massutius was a Jesuit commentator , whose writings are often rich in spiritual suggestiveness.
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These facts are related, says the Commentator , as an index to or test of the honesty of metal-workers.
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As an editor and commentator he enjoyed a high reputation both at home and abroad.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 | Various
They are in reality too personal and objective, and turn the commentator into a showman.
The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 | Various
Interworld News was pro-Fuzzy; the commentator in the car was being extremely sarcastic about the whole thing.
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British Dictionary definitions for commentator noun a person who provides a spoken commentary for a broadcast, film, etc, esp of a sporting event
a person who writes notes on a text, event, etc
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Words related to commentator correspondent, observer, pundit, announcer, writer, critic, reviewer, analyst, sportscaster, interpreter, expositor, annotator