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author vs commentator

commentator vs author

author and commentator both are nouns.

author is a verb but commentator is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
author Yes No Yes No
commentator Yes No No No
As nouns, commentator is a hyponym of author; that is, commentator is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than author:
  • author: writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
  • commentator: a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
Other hyponyms of author include abstracter, abstractor, alliterator, authoress, biographer, coauthor, joint author, reviewer, compiler, contributor, cyberpunk, drafter, dramatist, playwright, essayist, litterateur, folk writer, framer, gagman, gagster, gagwriter, ghost, ghostwriter, Gothic romancer, hack, hack writer, literary hack, journalist, librettist, lyricist, lyrist, novelist, pamphleteer, paragrapher, poet, polemic, polemicist, polemist, poetiser, poetizer, rhymer, rhymester, versifier, scenarist, scriptwriter, space writer, speechwriter, tragedian, wordmonger, word-painter, wordsmith.
author (noun) commentator (noun)
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
someone who originates or causes or initiates something an expert who observes and comments on something
author (verb) commentator (verb)
be the author of
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