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commentator

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com·men·ta·tor  (kmn-ttr)
n.
1. A broadcaster or writer who reports and analyzes events in the news.
2. One who writes or delivers a commentary or commentaries.

commentator [ˈkɒmənˌteɪtə]
n
1. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) a person who provides a spoken commentary for a broadcast, film, etc., esp of a sporting event
2. a person who writes notes on a text, event, etc.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.commentator - an expert who observes and comments on somethingcommentator - an expert who observes and comments on something
expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
annotator - a commentator who writes notes to a text
2.commentator - a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
author, writer - writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

commentator
noun
2. critic, interpreter, expositor, annotator He is a commentator on African affairs.
Translations
commentator [ˈkɒmənteɪtəʳ] N (Rad, TV) → comentarista mf

commentator [ˈkɒmənteɪtər] n
(on sports event, match)commentateur/trice m/f
(= writer, broadcaster) (on current affairs)journaliste mf

commentator
n
(Rad, TV) → Reporter(in) m(f)
(on texts etc) → Interpret(in) m(f); (of Bible)Exeget(in) m(f)

commentator [ˈkɒmɛnteɪtəʳ] n (Radio) → radiocronista m/f (TV) → telecronista m/f

commentator مُعلِق komentátor kommentator Reporter σχολιαστής comentarista selostaja commentateur komentator commentatore 解説者 해설자 commentator kommentator komentator comentador, comentarista комментатор kommentator ผู้แสดงความคิดเห็นหรือผู้วิจารณ์ yorumcu nhà bình luận 解说员


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The sagacious reader will not from this simile imagine these poor people had any apprehension of the design with which Mrs Wilkins was now coming towards them; but as the great beauty of the simile may possibly sleep these hundred years, till some future commentator shall take this work in hand, I think proper to lend the reader a little assistance in this place.
Weeks had listened politely, with smiling modesty, till Hayward finished; then he asked one or two insidious questions, so innocent in appearance that Hayward, not seeing into what a quandary they led him, answered blandly; Weeks made a courteous objection, then a correction of fact, after that a quotation from some little known Latin commentator, then a reference to a German authority; and the fact was disclosed that he was a scholar.
Nevertheless I am far from regarding myself as one of those privileged ones to whom the Ved refers when it says, that "he who has true faith in the Omnipresent Supreme Being may eat all that exists," that is, is not bound to inquire what is his food, or who prepares it; and even in their case it is to be observed, as a Hindoo commentator has remarked, that the Vedant limits this privilege to "the time of distress.
 
 
 
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