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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Athletic Director Bill McGillis fired him in March after a 15-16 season and replaced him with television commentator Steve Lavin. 
Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2022 The Daily Wire, founded by political commentator Ben Shapiro and filmmaker Jeremy Boreing, held a town hall in the wake of the controversy to announce DW Kids, its children’s content arm, with plans to invest $100 million over three years. Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2022 Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro had some choice words for Joe Biden on Wednesday (March 2) following the president’s first State of the Union address. Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 2 Mar. 2022 Michaels will call his 11th Super Bowl, tying Pat Summerall for most ever by a television commentator. Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 31 Jan. 2022 Others, including podcast commentator Ben Shapiro, have also attempted to paint the administration’s efforts to combat anti-Asian hate alongside the persistence of race-conscious admissions as hypocrisy. NBC News, 26 Jan. 2022 Goalby later became a television commentator and analyst for NBC's golf coverage for 14 years. Adam Schupak, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2022 Or get a high-profile gig as a television commentator? William Pesek, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021 The result outraged Michael Phelps, who was part of so many winning relay teams during his career and is now at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre as a television commentator. Paul Newberry, ajc, 28 July 2021 See More
Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2022 The Daily Wire, founded by political commentator Ben Shapiro and filmmaker Jeremy Boreing, held a town hall in the wake of the controversy to announce DW Kids, its children’s content arm, with plans to invest $100 million over three years. Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2022 Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro had some choice words for Joe Biden on Wednesday (March 2) following the president’s first State of the Union address. Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 2 Mar. 2022 Michaels will call his 11th Super Bowl, tying Pat Summerall for most ever by a television commentator. Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 31 Jan. 2022 Others, including podcast commentator Ben Shapiro, have also attempted to paint the administration’s efforts to combat anti-Asian hate alongside the persistence of race-conscious admissions as hypocrisy. NBC News, 26 Jan. 2022 Goalby later became a television commentator and analyst for NBC's golf coverage for 14 years. Adam Schupak, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2022 Or get a high-profile gig as a television commentator? William Pesek, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021 The result outraged Michael Phelps, who was part of so many winning relay teams during his career and is now at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre as a television commentator. Paul Newberry, ajc, 28 July 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing commentator
Kids Definition
commentator
noun
com·men·ta·tor ˈkä-mən-ˌtā-tər
: a person who describes or analyzes a news, sports, or entertainment event (as over radio or on television)
commentator
noun
1
as in columnist
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- columnist
- analyst
- observer
- reviewer
- annotator
- referee
- pundit
- critic
- appraiser
- evaluator
- judge
2
as in broadcaster
Synonyms & Similar Words
- broadcaster
- announcer
- journalist
- reporter
- correspondent
- newsman
- anchorwoman
- anchorman
- telecaster
- interviewer
- newscaster
- linkman
- coanchor
- newswoman
- newsperson
- stringer
- newsreader
- anchorperson
- foreign correspondent
- newshound
- newsie
- anchor
- by rights
- by sea
- by sight
- by some distance
- by some miracle
- by someone's reckoning
- by stealth
- by step
- by storm
- by the boatload
- by the book
- by the by
- by the bye
- by the count of
- by the day
- by the hand
- by the head
- by the heels
- by the name of
- by the numbers
- by the rules
- by the same token
- by the score
- by the seat of one's pants
- by the skin of one's teeth