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

Democrats and Republicans accused one another of fostering a culture of violence; partisan commentators grasped for any indication that 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, the young man eventually arrested and charged with Kirk’s murder, was motivated by the ideology of their personal political enemies. —Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2025

Last year, during a visit to 60 Minutes, Winslet reacted to old footage of commentators discussing her dress size, voicing her lasting disgust for the way she was treated. —Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Dec. 2025

The claim set off a frenzy of online memes and commentators skewering the 63-year-old Ivy League graduate rolling up his sleeves and firing up the combine. —Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025

Conservative commentators Tucker Carlson and Ben Shapiro clashed over issues animating the right such as Owens, controversial live-streamer and white supremacist Nick Fuentes; and Israel. —Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 19 Dec. 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