COMMENTATOR


Meaning of COMMENTATOR in English

— commentatorial /keuh men'teuh tawr"ee euhl, -tohr"-/ , adj. — commentatorially , adv.

/kom"euhn tay'teuhr/ , n.

1. a person who discusses news, sports events, weather, or the like, as on television or radio.

2. a person who makes commentaries.

[ 1350-1400; ME commentator interpreter, equiv. to commenta ( ri ) to interpret (L: to think about, prepare, discuss, write, perh. freq. of comminisci to devise; see COMMENT) + L -tor -TOR ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .