Commentator vs Observer - What's the difference?
commentator | observer |
A person who comments; especially someone who is paid to give his/her opinions in the media about current affairs, sports, etc.
One who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
One who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc.
A person sent as a representative, to a meeting or other function to monitor but not to participate
(military) A crew member on an aircraft who makes observations of enemy positions or aircraft
(military) A sentry etc. manning an observation post
As nouns the difference between commentator and observer
is that commentator is a person who comments; especially someone who is paid to give his/her opinions in the media about current affairs, sports, etc while observer is one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice.commentator
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Alternative forms
* commentatour (archaic)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* (l)observer
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(wikipedia observer)Noun
(en noun)- Most impartial observers agreed that Sampras had not served well.
- I shall be an observer of the local customs.
- The UN sent many observers to the country's first elections.
- The only crew-member to survive the crash was the Canadian observer .
- We waited till dusk when the observers' vision was poorest.