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

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

From Los Angeles Times

Bozeman pounced on Shepherd to push him off Herbert in a retaliatory action Fox play-by-play announcer Chris Myers noted could be seen as an unofficial continuation of the Bozemans’ anti-bullying campaign.

From Los Angeles Times

James A. Murphy, Bertoli’s lawyer, told The Times he believes the commission overlooked Bertoli’s long-term ties to the school — his parents were both educators, and he worked at the school as a volunteer coach and announcer for football and baseball games, Murphy said.

From Los Angeles Times

“Don’t sell him short. Karue Sell with an epic third-set tiebreaker, takes out the eighth seed, Juan Pablo Ficovich, and books a spot in the quarterfinal,” the announcer intones after Sell ekes by his next opponent in a long three-setter that ends in a wild 13-11 tiebreak.

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

Related Words

• broadcaster
• disc jockey
• newscaster
• reporter