commentator

noun (a commentator, commentators)

«commentator» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A person who describes a sports match or event as it happens, on TV, radio or online. tree →
A person who writes or speaks about news and gives opinions on it: a political commentator. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life, football, cricket and rugby commentators describe the action on TV or radio. In English lessons pupils sometimes write or perform commentary. Phrases: sports commentator, football commentator, running commentary.

Examples

The commentator shouted "Goal!" tree →
The cricket commentator explained the rules for new viewers. tree →
She wants to be a sports commentator on the radio. tree →
The commentator said the score was 3–1 with ten minutes left. tree →
My little brother gave a running commentary of the whole game. tree →
Political commentators argued about the new law on TV. tree →

Note

Countable. The verb is commentate (or comment); the activity is commentary. A commentator gives the play-by-play; a pundit gives expert opinions.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Rashi is the best-known commentator on the Torah and Talmud. Commentators explain a text's meaning, and for Sefer Yetzirah they offered different readings of its hard passages. In the primary lessons: In everyday life, football, cricket and rugby commentators describe the action on TV or radio. In English lessons pupils sometimes write or perform commentary. Phrases: sports commentator, football commentator, running commentary.

Examples

E.) See treatise Berachoth, p. 55 a, where the commentator Rashi referred to the book Yezirah. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
ThetextgivesonlyRTzUAV ShUB— "currendo et redeundo," but the commentators have generally considered this to be a quotation from Ezekiel i. 14, referred to H ChIVT, the living creatures, kerubic forms. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
In another passage the commentator says. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →

Note

Countable. The verb is commentate (or comment); the activity is commentary. A commentator gives the play-by-play; a pundit gives expert opinions.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «commentator» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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Trees and pragmatics of «commentator» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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