A person who commends or praises someone or something.
From Latin commendator, derived from commendare (to entrust, praise), combining com- (with) and mandare (to commit or entrust). The word evolved to mean one who praises or recommends.
This word is a mirror of 'commentator'—both come from Latin roots meaning to speak about something, but commendators are speakers of praise while commentators are merely describers of events. It's almost extinct in modern English, replaced by simpler words like 'praiser.'
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