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A person who makes a commentary, particularly; Synonym of historian or chronicler, a person who compiles an annotated history.obsoleterare
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A person who makes a commentary, particularly; A person who compiles explanations and critical notes on a text.
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A person who makes a commentary, particularly; A person who compiles explanations of the law, particularly (historical) comparatively innovative European jurists in the 14th century, as opposed to earlier glossators.
- It would be well into the fourteenth century before the commentators came into their own.
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A person who makes a commentary, particularly; A person who compiles explanations of biblical passages.
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A person who makes a commentary, particularly; A person who provides an instantaneous description of a public event, particularly a sporting event, for a mass media audience.
- He was a commentator for football two years before retiring.
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A person who makes a commentary, particularly; A person who provides analysis or opinion on current events, especially for a mass media audience.
- Specifically, and unforgivably, she restarted the Heathrow Third Runway bandwagon, which had been stalled for more than a decade and even declared dead by most commentators.
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