commentator

noun

com·​men·​ta·​tor ˈkä-mən-ˌtā-tər 

: one who provides commentary: such as

a

: one who reports and discusses news (as on television)

b

: a sportscaster who provides commentary during live events

a color commentator

Examples of commentator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After the philosophers, the historians and the political commentators came the novelists. —Margie Burns, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025

Well wishes came from country singer Jessie James Decker, commentator Candace Owens and TV personality Jeannie Mai. —arkansasonline.com, 16 Mar. 2025

This failure to deliver on features presented in the WWDC 2024 keynote has seen noted Apple commentator John Gruber serve a blistering takedown of Apple’s efforts to date. —Ewan Spence, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025

Some commentators say that any economic downturn will be brief, and that falling stocks are merely reflecting a lower appetite for riskier assets like equities in tech firms, which have seen the biggest draw-downs, and cryptocurrencies, which have also taken heavy losses. —Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing commentator

• color commentator

Rhymes for commentator

• activator
• actuator
• agitator
• alligator
• allocator
• alternator
• animator
• annotator
• applicator
• arbitrator
• aspirator
• aviator

Kids Definition

commentator

noun

com·​men·​ta·​tor ˈkäm-ən-ˌtāt-ər 

: a person who gives a commentary

especially : a person who reports and discusses news on radio or television