telecronista

sports commentator

noun teh-leh-kroh-NEE-stah Rare

Origin: Compound of tele- (television) + cronista (reporter/chronicler).

Also means

TV sports broadcaster

Usage Note

Telecronista is the person who provides live spoken commentary for a televised sports event — equivalent to a sports commentator or play-by-play announcer. It is an epicene noun: il telecronista (m) / la telecronista (f), with plural i telecronisti (m) / le telecroniste (f). Do not confuse with giornalista (journalist) or commentatore (pundit/analyst).

Examples

"Il telecronista ha descritto ogni azione con entusiasmo."

Natural Translation

The commentator described every move with enthusiasm.

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