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

First, thinking the Rams had it won when they went ahead 26-7 and secondly when the announcers proclaimed Joshua Karty the MVP of the game!

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Every 10 minutes or so, a gong rang and an announcer proclaimed a new act was set to start — a magic show, a mariachi, a wandering gorilla.

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When a reliever enters the game, Dodger Stadium public address announcer Todd Leitz simply introduces the new pitcher.

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“I know from the outside, people may look and say, the talent’s not changing, this imposing schedule isn’t changing, how can anyone expect different results?” said Paul Loeffler, Fresno State’s radio play-by-play announcer.

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

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