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noun
A scholar who writes commentary on the works of an author, especially one of the ancient commentators on classical authors.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author (especially an ancient commentator on a classical author)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: scholar, scholarly person, bookman, student
Narrower terms: glossarist
History
From Late Latin scholiasta, from Byzantine Greek σχολιαστής (skholiastḗs), from σχολιάζειν (skholiázein), from Ancient Greek σχόλιον (skhólion).
