commentatornoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkɒm.ən.teɪ.tər/us/ˈkɑː.mən.teɪ.t̬ɚ/a reporter for radio or television who provides a spoken description of and remarks on an event, especially a sports competition, as it happens:
a radio commentator
a sports/football commentator.
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Broadcasting: radio & television presenters
- anchor
- anchorman
- anchorwoman
- announcer
- broadcaster
- compere
- correspondent
- deejay
- desk
- DJ
- emcee
- frontman
- host
- newscaster
- newsreader
- shock jock
- sportscaster
- weathergirl
- weatherman
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Spectators & commentators at sports events
commentate
verb [ I ] uk/ˈkɒm.ən.teɪt/us/ˈkɑː.mən.teɪt/
She commentates on the tennis each year at Wimbledon.