commentator

UK /ˈkɒmənˌteɪtə/ US /ˈkɑmənˌteɪtəɹ/

noun 6

Definitions

noun

A person who makes a commentary, particularly

It would be well into the fourteenth century before the commentators came into their own.

A person who makes a commentary, particularly

He was a commentator for football two years before retiring.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of commentator (medieval legal scholar)

Collocations

(noun.) person who gives opinions on sth in the media

ADJ

influential

independent

foreign

media

cultural, economic, political, social

Sports commentators explained how the new rule would change the way teams play defense.

PREP

~ on

The sports commentator on the match provided detailed analysis throughout the game.

(noun.) person who commentates on sth

ADJ

cricket, football, rugby, sports, etc.

match, race

radio, television/TV

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day

reviewer

noun — an expert who observes and comments on something

observer

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

It would be well into the fourteenth century before the commentators came into their own.

Wiktionary

He was a commentator for football two years before retiring.

Wiktionary

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.

Wiktionary

Picasso was no clown. He was a sarcastic commentator on a confused age, a great archivist of humanity's foolishness.

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The commentator began yelling when the referee gave the defender a second yellow card.

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Yanni is an Algerian economic commentator.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, commentator is marked as obsolete, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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