different between commentor vs commentator

English

Noun

commentor (plural commentors)

1. Alternative form of commenter

Latin

Etymology

From commin?scor (“devise, contrive, invent”) +? -t?.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kom?men.tor/, [k?m?m?n?t??r]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kom?men.tor/, [k?m?m?n?t??r]

Verb

commentor (present infinitive comment?r?, perfect active comment?tus sum); first conjugation, deponent

1. I consider thoroughly, think over, deliberate, discuss, write upon
2. I study or prepare for

Conjugation

Derived terms

• comment?rius

Descendants

• Catalan: comentar
• Galician: comentar
• Italian: commentare
• Occitan: comentar
• Portuguese: comentar
• Spanish: comentar

References

• commentor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• commentor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• commentor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
• commentor in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
• comment in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Alternative forms

• commentatour (archaic)

Etymology

comment +? -ator.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?k?m?n?te?t??/

Noun

commentator (plural commentators)

1. A person who comments; especially someone who is paid to give his/her opinions in the media about current affairs, sports, etc.

Derived terms

• commentate

Related terms

• commentary

Translations

Latin

Verb

comment?tor

1. second-person singular future active imperative of commentor
2. third-person singular future active imperative of commentor

References

• commentator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• commentator in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• commentator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• commentator in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016