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commentator

com·men·ta·tor

UK/ˈkɒmənˌteɪtə/ US/ˈkɑmənˌteɪtəɹ/ fairly common

noun

1.

an expert who observes and comments on something

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2.

a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day

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Origin

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.

Phrases

  • color commentator
  • commentator's curse

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