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

In an incident some news commentators are likening to the plot of the 1984 film The Terminator, two of OpenAI’s AI models broke out of a supervised test, got themselves online, and used that access to hack into rival company Hugging Face’s systems. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 July 2026

The antitrust subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the SBA last month that included testimony from LeGeyt and sports commentator Clay Travis of Fox’s OutKick Media, among others. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 23 July 2026

Musk has been the loudest in a chorus of conservative critics, which includes other conservative commentators like Megyn Kelly and Matt Walsh, both of whom have taken aim at Nolan’s casting choices. — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Lemon also listed several other ESPN commentators who were reportedly laid off this week, including Cam Newton, Charles Davis, and Bart Scott. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026

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