commentator

[kom-uh n-tey-ter] /ˈkɒm ənˌteɪ tər/
noun
1.
a person who discusses news, sports events, weather, or the like, as on television or radio.
2.
a person who makes commentaries.
Origin
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
Related forms
commentatorial
[kuh-men-tuh-tawr-ee-uh l, -tohr-] /kəˌmɛn təˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/ (Show IPA), adjective
commentatorially, adverb
supercommentator, noun
Examples from the web for commentator
  • If he could be anyone, he'd be a famous sports commentator.
  • Pace a previous commentator, the regalia is not monastic, though it does go back to medieval universities.
  • Specially if you are criticizing other commentator's free and honest opinion.
  • The honey badger video coverage was ok, but that commentator was infuriating.
  • Therefore, it's not too much of a stretch to apply it to commentator on a blog.
  • He is not a sports commentator as much as he is comic relief who does not know when to simply shut up.
  • He was also a regular television and radio commentator.
  • He is also a frequent food commentator on television and radio.
  • From there he was an early observer and commentator on the phenomenon of globalisation.
  • New technologies and new media do not contribute to the problem of plagiarism as alleged by a previous commentator.
British Dictionary definitions for commentator

commentator

/ˈkɒmənˌteɪtə/
noun
1.
a person who provides a spoken commentary for a broadcast, film, etc, esp of a sporting event
2.
a person who writes notes on a text, event, etc
Word Origin and History for commentator
n.

late 14c., "writer of commentaries," agent noun in Latin form from comment or commentary (Latin commentator meant "inventor, author"). Middle English also had a noun commentate, attested from early 15c. Meaning "writer of notes or expository comments" is from 1640s; sense of "one who gives commentary" (originally in sports) is from 1928.

"Well, Jem, what is a commentator?["]--"Why," was Jem's reply, "I suppose it must be the commonest of all taturs." ["Smart Sayings of Bright Children," collected by Howard Paul, 1886]