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commentator
commentator AC /ˈkɒmənteɪtə $ ˈkɑːmənteɪtər/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Latin
 Origin: commentari 'to comment', from comminisci; comment1
1. someone who knows a lot about a particular subject, and who writes about it or discusses it on the television or radio:
    political commentators
2. someone on television or radio who describes an event as it is happening:
    a sports commentator