announcer

[ uh-noun-ser ]

noun

1. a person who announces, especially one who introduces programs, presents news items, reads advertisements, and does other similar assignments over radio or television.

announcer

/ əˈnaʊnsə /

noun

1. a person who announces, esp one who reads the news, introduces programmes, etc, on radio or television

Other Words From

• prean·nouncer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of announcer¹

1605–15; 1920–25 in radio use; announce + -er ¹

Example Sentences

His physical comedy is at its best when he describes how white announcers at baseball games change their accents when Dominican players come up to the plate.

From Salon

Summerall worked 16 Super Bowls, the most of any network announcer.

From Los Angeles Times

Always the perfectionist, play-by-play announcer Joe Davis wonders if he got things right on his historic Freddie Freeman World Series grand slam call.

From Los Angeles Times

For nearly a year, for the 20-year announcer who has become a fixture on Southland radios, it has been bad.

From Los Angeles Times

“You are advised to be chewing something, yawn or keep your mouth open,” the announcer said, to the amusement of some passengers.

From BBC

Related Words

• broadcaster
• disc jockey
• newscaster
• reporter