commentator
[noun]
Synonyms:
- reporter, special correspondent, sportscaster
- critic, annotator, interpreter

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com‧men‧ta‧tor AC /ˈkɒmənteɪtə $ ˈkɑːmənteɪtər/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: commentari 'to comment', from comminisci; ⇒ comment¹]

1. someone who knows a lot about a particular subject, and who writes about it or discusses it on the television or radio:
political commentators

2. someone on television or radio who describes an event as it is happening:
a sports commentator

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commentator
noun
I. person who commentates on sth
ADJ. cricket, football, rugby, sports, etc. | match, race | radio, television/TV
 ⇒ Note at JOB

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commentator
II. person who gives opinions on sth in the media
ADJ. influential | independent | foreign | media | cultural, economic, political, social Political commentators are predicting that the minister will have to resign.
PREP. ~ on a commentator on current affairs

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