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

Legendary ring announcer Michael Buffer welcomed the fighters to the ring at 05:30 local time - minutes before sunrise in Riyadh - with the schedule tailored for a Mexican and American television audience.

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"You've just witnessed the goal of the season," screamed the PA announcer.

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Then the students directed their same nasty chant at Arizona after the public-address announcer recognized the Wildcats.

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This time she was a football enemy, arriving in a cloud of controversy, and received boos when her name was read out by the stadium announcer.

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The 99-year-old polo field, where Rogers played with friends including Walt Disney and Clark Gable, is still green and largely unscathed, though the announcer’s booth and goalposts burned.

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