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COMMENTATOR

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A writer who reports and analyzes events of the day

Synonyms:

commentator; reviewer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("commentator" is a kind of...):

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Derivation:

commentate (make a commentary on)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An expert who observes and comments on something

Synonyms:

commentator; observer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("commentator" is a kind of...):

expert (a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "commentator"):

annotator (a commentator who writes notes to a text)

Derivation:

commentate (serve as a commentator, as in sportscasting)

Credits