Commentary vs Commentator - What's the difference?
commentary | commentator |
A series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work.
A brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum; -- usually in the plural; as, Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War.
An oral description of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs.
A person who comments; especially someone who is paid to give his/her opinions in the media about current affairs, sports, etc.
As nouns the difference between commentary and commentator
is that commentary is a series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work while commentator is a person who comments; especially someone who is paid to give his/her opinions in the media about current affairs, sports, etc.commentary
Noun
(commentaries)- This letter . . . was published by him with a severe commentary . -(Henry Hallam).
