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means Someone whose job is to talk over or about an event as it happens, explaining and judging what viewers are already watching for themselves.
from Traces back to Latin 'commentari', meaning to discuss, expound, or weigh over something thoroughly — itself from 'comminisci', to contrive or devise, built on 'com-' (thoroughly) plus a root tied to thinking or invention. By the time it reached English as 'commentator' it had settled into one who explains a text or event aloud — a role that later found its natural home behind a microphone at a sporting match or news desk.
- core skill
- talking without leaving silence to think
- golden rule
- never admit uncertainty, just raise your voice
- cliche density
- one per thirty seconds, guaranteed
- true power
- makes mediocre games sound historic