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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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
Zaila asked, referring to the actor, Bill Murray, and drawing laughs from the pronouncer and the judges.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2021
“Champion spellers, we are now in uncharted territory,” said the pronouncer as “auslaut” was called out in overtime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2019
“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
Another name for judge was Dempster, the pronouncer of doom, a title which still exists in the Isle of Man.
From The Romance of Names by Ernest Weekley
