commentator

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see also: Commentator

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Etymology

From Middle English commentator, from Latin commentātor.

Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈkɑmənˌteɪtəɹ/

Noun

commentator (plural commentators)

1. A person who comments; especially someone who is paid to give his/her opinions in the media about current affairs, sports, etc.
2. (historical, law) A medieval legal scholar who authored prose commentaries on civil law; (specifically) a member of a comparatively innovative 14th-century school of jurisprudence, typically distinguished from the earlier glossators.

Related terms

• commentary

Translations

• French: commentateur
• German: Kommentator, Kommentatorin
• Portuguese: comentarista
• Russian: коммента́тор
• Spanish: comentador, comentadora, comentarista

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Commentator

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Noun

commentator (plural commentators)

1. medieval legal scholar

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