pronounce
verb (used with object)
to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
pronouncer
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a word derived from
pronounce.
Example Sentences
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When Jacques A. Bailly, the bee’s pronouncer, presented psammophile, Dev said he immediately recognized the two roots, despite having never heard it before, and was able to piece them together.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
The Times for years printed a helpful pronouncer on its masthead: “Loce Ahng-hayl-ais.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
Chandrasekhar admitted he was no Jacques Bailly, the University of Vermont classics professor who has been the competition’s official pronouncer since 2003 and enunciates each word with a vaguely Midwestern intonation.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 2, 2022
“We’re basically throwing the dictionary at you,” said official pronouncer Jacques Bailly, “and so far you are showing the dictionary who is boss”.
From The Guardian ● May 31, 2019
Each pronouncer is supplied with a list of words previously agreed upon between themselves, and consisting of words commonly used but frequently misspelled, as necessary, parallel, embarrass, harass, etc.
From Games and Play for School Morale A Course of Graded Games for School and Community Recreation by Melvin W. Sheppard
