annunciator

American  

[uh-nuhn-see-ey-ter] / əˈnʌn siˌeɪ tər /

noun

1. an announcer.

2. a signaling apparatus, generally used in conjunction with a buzzer, that displays a visual indication when energized by electric current.

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annunciator British  

/ əˈnʌnsɪˌeɪtə /

noun

1. a device that gives a visual indication as to which of a number of electric circuits has operated, such as an indicator in a hotel showing in which room a bell has been rung

2. a device giving an audible signal indicating the position of a train

3. a less common word for announcer

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Other Word Forms

• annunciatory
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of annunciator

1745–55; annūntiātor; see annunciate, -tor

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

annunciator

The little destroyer lurched as her helm was put over and the engine-room annunciator called for full speed ahead.

From Time Magazine Archive

The annunciator rang again with an impatient note.

From Lady Luck by Hugh Wiley

It was passing attention at the best; for after a time the little bell annunciator began to sing merrily and persistently at him—and invariably its commanding needle pointed to D.R.

From How To Write Special Feature Articles A Handbook for Reporters, Correspondents and Free-Lance Writers Who Desire to Contribute to Popular Magazines and Magazine Sections of Newspapers by Willard Grosvenor Bleyer

So I devised a machine somewhat on the plan of the hotel annunciator that was invented long afterward, only mine was a great deal more complex.

From Inventors by Philip Gengembre Hubert

He turned the key in the lock of the door and touched the knob of the electric annunciator.

From Stories by American Authors, Volume 10 by Various