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
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While the pontiff's message will be delivered from Rome, commentators noted the symbolism in the timing.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
Similarly, Gillingham’s Brian Moore’s Head Looks Uncannily Like The London Planetarium owed its rather left-field title to a Half Man Half Biscuit song about Moore, the ITV commentator and Gillingham director.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 June 2025
As commentators explained during NASA's livestream, the astronauts were placed onto stretchers – standard protocol after long-duration spaceflights – and taken to receive medical examinations.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 June 2025
From the moment the book was announced, many commentators have questioned the morality of her estate and publisher profiting off such intensely private and essentially medical documents.
—Evelyn McDonnell 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
Similarly, Gillingham’s Brian Moore’s Head Looks Uncannily Like The London Planetarium owed its rather left-field title to a Half Man Half Biscuit song about Moore, the ITV commentator and Gillingham director.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 June 2025
As commentators explained during NASA's livestream, the astronauts were placed onto stretchers – standard protocol after long-duration spaceflights – and taken to receive medical examinations.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 6 June 2025
From the moment the book was announced, many commentators have questioned the morality of her estate and publisher profiting off such intensely private and essentially medical documents.
—Evelyn McDonnell 5, Literary Hub, 5 June 2025
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“Commentator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commentator. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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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
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