announcer

American  

[uh-noun-ser] / əˈnaʊn sər /

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.

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announcer British  

/ əˈnaʊnsə /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• preannouncer noun

Etymology

Origin of announcer

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

Example Sentences

Chavez Ravine is now officially known as Uniqlo Field at Dodger Stadium and, yeah, on Thursday it was awful hearing public address announcer Todd Leitz introduce it like that.

From Los Angeles Times

The team announcers will say that, and so will some of the signs.

From Los Angeles Times

She was withdrawn to a standing ovation in the second half and there were sarcastic cheers as the stadium announcer teased the player of the match.

From BBC

The statement, delivered by a voice-over announcer on state television, did little to dispel rumors about the leader’s physical health.

From The Wall Street Journal

He spent a decade working as the public address announcer for his hometown Baltimore Orioles.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• broadcaster
• disc jockey
• newscaster
• reporter