# commentator

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɑmənˌteɪtəɹ/ · frequency rank #11,668

## Definitions
1. A person who makes a commentary, particularly
2. 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

## Etymology
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. By surface analysis, comment + -ator.

## Common misspellings (15)
`ccommentator`, `cmomentator`, `comemntator`, `comentator`, `commenattor`, `commenntator`, `commentaotr`, `commentatorr`, `commentatro`, `commentattor`, `commenttaor`, `commenttator`, `commetnator`, `commnetator`, `ocmmentator`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/commentator