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commentator

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  1. A person who makes a commentary, particularly
  2. (obsolete, rare) A person who makes a commentary, particularly
  3. A person who makes a commentary, particularly
  4. A person who makes a commentary, particularly
  5. A person who makes a commentary, particularly
  6. A person who makes a commentary, particularly
  7. A person who makes a commentary, particularly

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C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɑmənˌteɪtəɹ/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
commentator
In summary

In form, from Middle English commentator, from Latin commentātor (“author, inventor, interpreter, jailer”), from commentātus + -or (“-er: forming agent nouns”), from commentāri (“to ponder, to study, to write upon”), from comminīscor (“to think over, to invent”) + -tārī (“to frequently be ~ed”). In meaning, influenced by comment and commentary.

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