noun. One of the ancient commentators who annotated the classical authors.

noun. One who makes scholia; a commentator; an annotator; especially, an ancient grammarian who annotated the classics.

noun. A maker of scholia; a commentator or annotator.

noun. A scholar who writes commentaries on the works of an author, especially one of the ancient commentators of classical authors.

noun. a scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author (especially an ancient commentator on a classical author)

"Later authors such as Iamblichus (VP 104, 267), Philoponus (De An.p. 88) and the scholiast on Plato (Alc. 121e) also call Alcmaeon a Pythagorean."

bookman  scholar  scholarly person  student  

glossarist  

annotator  declaimer  face-painting  glossary  hagiology  

allegorist  annotator  book reviewer  captious critic  carper