Word Meanings - COMMENTATOR - Book Publishers vocabulary database
One who writes a commentary or comments; an expositor; an annotator. The commentator's professed object is to explain, to enforce, to illustrate doctrines claimed as true. Whewell.
Related words: (words related to COMMENTATOR)
- PROFESSORY
Of or pertaining to a professor; professorial. Bacon. - PROFESSORIALISM
The character, manners, or habits of a professor. - OBJECTIVENESS
Objectivity. Is there such a motion or objectiveness of external bodies, which produceth light Sir M. Hale - PROFESSORIAT
See PROFESSORIATE - OBJECTIST
One who adheres to, or is skilled in, the objective philosophy. Ed. Rev. - OBJECT
before, to oppose; ob + jacere to throw: cf. objecter. See 1. To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose. Of less account some knight thereto object, Whose loss so great and harmful can not prove. Fairfax. Some strong - PROFESSEDLY
By profession. - OBJECTIVATE
To objectify. - EXPLAIN
out+plandare to make level or plain, planus plain: cf. OF. esplaner, 1. To flatten; to spread out; to unfold; to expand. The horse-chestnut is . . . ready to explain its leaf. Evelyn. 2. To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear - PROFESS
or nun), L. professus, p. p. of profiteri to profess; pro before, 1. To make open declaration of, as of one's knowledge, belief, action, etc.; to avow or acknowledge; to confess publicly; to own or admit freely. "Hear me profess sincerely." Shak. - PROFESSOR
1. One who professed, or makes open declaration of, his sentiments or opinions; especially, one who makes a public avowal of his belief in the Scriptures and his faith in Christ, and thus unites himself to the visible church. "Professors - PROFESSORSHIP
The office or position of a professor, or public teacher. Walton. - OBJECTLESS
Having no object; purposeless. - ANNOTATOR
A writer of annotations; a commentator. - CLAIMABLE
Capable of being claimed. - OBJECTIVITY
The state, quality, or relation of being objective; character of the object or of the objective. The calm, the cheerfulness, the disinterested objectivity have disappeared . M. Arnold. - EXPOSITOR
One who, or that which, expounds or explains; an expounder; a commentator. Bp. Horsley. - PROFESSIONALISM
The following of a profession, sport, etc., as an occupation; - - opposed to Ant: amateurism. - ENFORCED
Compelled; forced; not voluntary. "Enforced wrong." "Enforced smiles." Shak. -- En*for"ced*ly, adv. Shak. - COMMENTATORSHIP
The office or occupation of a commentator. - RECLAIMABLE
That may be reclaimed. - RECLAIMER
One who reclaims. - ACCLAIM
1. To applaud. "A glad acclaiming train." Thomson. 2. To declare by acclamations. While the shouting crowd Acclaims thee king of traitors. Smollett. 3. To shout; as, to acclaim my joy. - REENFORCE
To strengthen with new force, assistance, material, or support; as, to reënforce an argument; to reënforce a garment; especially, to strengthen with additional troops, as an army or a fort, or with additional ships, as a fleet. - DISPROFESS
To renounce the profession or pursuit of. His arms, which he had vowed to disprofess. Spenser. - NONPROFESSIONAL
Not belonging to a profession; not done by, or proceeding from, professional men; contrary to professional usage. - RECLAIM
To claim back; to demand the return of as a right; to attempt to recover possession of. A tract of land snatched from an element perpetually reclaiming its prior occupancy. W. Coxe. - NONCLAIM
A failure to make claim within the time limited by law; omission of claim.