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

Examples of commentator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some left-leaning commentators seized upon the anti-Semitic scrawlings and racial slurs and said the killer was clearly a neo-Nazi. —Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025

Laura Washington is a political commentator and longtime Chicago journalist. —Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025

Some critics, meanwhile, accused Gladwell and other high-profile commentators of being inauthentic. —Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025

Women’s football superfans Rhyanna Parara and Alex Bailess also join as social reporters with Ellen Ellard as a new lead commentator. —Asif Burhan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing commentator

• color commentator

Rhymes for commentator

• activator
• actuator
• agitator
• alligator
• allocator
• alternator
• animator
• annotator
• applicator
• arbitrator
• aspirator
• aviator

Kids Definition

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