announcer

[uh-noun-ser]

noun

1. a person who announces, especially one who introduces programs, presents news items, reads advertisements, and does other similar assignments over radio or television.

announcer

/ əˈnaʊnsə /

noun

1. a person who announces, esp one who reads the news, introduces programmes, etc, on radio or television

Other Word Forms

• preannouncer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of announcer¹

1605–15; 1920–25 in radio use; announce + -er ¹

Example Sentences

None of the announcers at the two stations were included in the cuts.

From Los Angeles Times

When the champions' line-up was read out by the stadium announcer, a few minutes before kick-off, the cacophony of boos were deafening.

From BBC

Gayanne Potter's Scottish accent was used to teach station announcer "Iona", but she said it was a surprise to hear a "dreadful" robotic version of herself.

From BBC

At the final whistle, as the cameras zoomed in on Kildunne, the stadium announcer put on Oasis' She's Electric.

From BBC

“I couldn’t hear the announcer all the time, saying how far I was in front,” Turcotte told The Times in 2023, to mark the 50th anniversary of Secretariat winning the Triple Crown.

From Los Angeles Times

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