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
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If American political life has, as commentators say, come more and more to resemble pro wrestling, then pro wrestling has also evolved to meet it.
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Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 14 Feb. 2026
Some cultural commentators argue dogs are especially important for this generation because other traditional markers of stability and adulthood – a mortgage, a child – feel out of reach or simply undesirable.
—Margret Grebowicz, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
After Dreher criticized Tucker Carlson for hosting the Hitler-loving commentator Nick Fuentes on his podcast, Dreher revealed that Carlson had written to him privately to attack him and that their friendship appeared to be over.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Far-right commentators were predictably incensed by Carton’s decision to call things off with the more politically ambivalent Ben Mezzenga.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 12 Feb. 2026
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Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 14 Feb. 2026
Some cultural commentators argue dogs are especially important for this generation because other traditional markers of stability and adulthood – a mortgage, a child – feel out of reach or simply undesirable.
—Margret Grebowicz, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
After Dreher criticized Tucker Carlson for hosting the Hitler-loving commentator Nick Fuentes on his podcast, Dreher revealed that Carlson had written to him privately to attack him and that their friendship appeared to be over.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Far-right commentators were predictably incensed by Carton’s decision to call things off with the more politically ambivalent Ben Mezzenga.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 12 Feb. 2026
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“Commentator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commentator. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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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
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