scholiast

A scholar who writes commentary on the works of an author, especially one of the ancient commentators on classical authors.

From Late Latin scholiasta, from Byzantine Greek σχολιαστής (skholiastḗs), from σχολιάζειν (skholiázein), from Ancient Greek σχόλιον (skhólion).

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