explainer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of explainer
First recorded in 1575–1600; explain ( def. ) + -er 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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For more details on the impact of the industrial action on your commute, click on the explainer below.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Debut host Tina Fey, a former “SNL” star and head writer, started her monologue with a cheeky explainer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
Treasuries—see Barron’s explainer of the yen carry trade, which has funded U.S. government debt purchases for years.
From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025
Some social media posts have amplified inaccurate information about the changes — leading the Education Department to issue a “Myth vs. Fact” explainer on the proposed modifications.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025
A "natural" death in the dungeons of the Inquisition saved Antonio de Dominis, the explainer of the rainbow, from the same fate, but his body and books were publicly burned at Rome in 1624.
From Pioneers of Science by Lodge, Oliver, Sir
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