explainer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of explainer
First recorded in 1575–1600; explain ( def. ) + -er 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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A "Defence Investment Plan Funding explainer", external published by the government outlines that £700m will be saved from the Department of Transport from its roads funding.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
This will keep 400,000 affordable homes intact for families, according to a bill explainer from the Senate Finance Committee.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
"El Nino is here, and it could be one for the history books," said meteorologist Haley Thiem in an explainer video from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
Barker wisely fashioned “Obsession” as a contemporary movie, taking inspiration from a “Simpsons” rerun and revamping it into something the socially conscious, explainer video-addicted YouTube audience might enjoy.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
Like dead men, dead causes tell no tales, and the ideals that went under in the past, along with all the tribes that represented them, find to-day no recorder, no explainer, no defender.
From Memories and Studies by James, Henry
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