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announcer

American  
[uh-noun-ser] / əˈnaʊn sər /

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 British  
/ əˈnaʊnsə /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of announcer

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

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“From what planet are you visiting?” the Uruguayan radio announcer asked that day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

She then moved to London and was an on-screen announcer for BBC TV.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

During the disruption thousands of Celtic fans jeered the pitch invaders as the stadium announcer asked them to return to their seats.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The broadcasting pioneer also served as the Houston Astros’ first Spanish-language announcer starting in 1962.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

When the announcer calls the two-minute warning for our race, the other girls pull me into a four-way huddle.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

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