scholiast
scho·liast
noun
1.
a scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author (especially an ancient commentator on a classical author)
Origin
From Late Latin scholiasta, from Byzantine Greek σχολιαστής (skholiastḗs), from σχολιάζειν (skholiázein), from Ancient Greek σχόλιον (skhólion).
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