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announcer

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

noun

  • announcers
    plural
  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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The real fun for him, though, is being the public address announcer for Glendale High football games for 40 years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The referee stopped play and the stadium announcer urged fans not to throw objects on to the pitch, while stewards hastily removed the items from the grass.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The retired announcer snapped up the 1,244-square-foot dwelling in 2017, purchasing it from the building’s developer the year it was built.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Barabak: Leading into the debate, dramatic CNN announcer voice tries to hype the stakes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The radio announcer said it was a number one top hit.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

There are advantages to not being there: At home, you have instant replay, closeups, announcers providing a stream of information, or Mr. Tucci sparing you the plane flight and calories.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

“It kind of is just pattern recognition,” said Chung, who said he grew up watching a lot of sports and became familiar with how announcers talk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 1, 2026

Snoop Dogg, who had joined regular Peacock/NBC announcers Reggie Miller and Terry Gannon for the second half, rose to the occasion, his commentary keeping pace with Kerr’s antics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2025

One frightened person didn’t check other stations to verify the news because, she explained, the announcers said CBS “was the only one not destroyed.”

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

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