annunciator
Americannoun
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an announcer.
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a signaling apparatus, generally used in conjunction with a buzzer, that displays a visual indication when energized by electric current.
noun
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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
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a device giving an audible signal indicating the position of a train
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a less common word for announcer
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of annunciator
1745–55; annūntiātor; see annunciate, -tor
Example Sentences
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The little destroyer lurched as her helm was put over and the engine-room annunciator called for full speed ahead.
From Time Magazine Archive
I stepped in there, turned up the gas, looked at the annunciator, and turned off the alarm—so far as the door indicated was concerned—thus stopping the racket.
From Chapters from My Autobiography by Twain, Mark
Projected on one wall was a picture of the cabman facing the lobby annunciator, fifty-three stories down.
From New Hire by Dryfoos, David M.
As he switched out of the ship's annunciator system, Captain Nails Andersen leaned back in his chair and stretched in relief, closing his eyes and running briefly over the details of the evacuation.
From Where I Wasn't Going by Richmond, Walt
He gave the electric annunciator a prolonged push, and as a butler opened the door advanced into the hall with his most authoritative air.
From The Madness of May by Steele, Frederic Dorr
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