Synonyms for commentator
- noun
All synonyms
Noun
sportscaster, historian, commenter, observer, reviewer, explainer, expositor, annotator, scholiast, glossarist, interpreter dated
Definitions
- n. 1
A person who makes a commentary, particularly A person who compiles explanations and critical notes on a text.
Related words
- Word family
- commentary
- Phrases
- color commentator colour commentator
Forms
- Plural
- commentators → sportscasters, historians, commenters, observers…
Example sentences
- observer The fact is apparent to the most casual observer.
- historian He arranged a guest lecture from a local historian.
- sportscaster That sportscaster is fantastic!
- reviewer The reviewer is sharply critical of the novel.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| commentator | steady | |
| observer | steady | |
| historian | steady | |
| commenter | rising | |
| sportscaster | rising | |
| reviewer | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- observer3, reviewer3
- 9 letters
- historian4, commenter3, explainer, expositor, annotator4, scholiast
- 10 letters
- glossarist
- 11 letters
- interpreter4
- 12 letters
- sportscaster3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (observer3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- commentateur
- Italiano
- commentatore
- Español
- comentarista