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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.


announcer British  
/ əˈnaʊnsə /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of announcer

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

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Under the blazing Vegas sun, giant billboards advertise "Live Enhanced" as the baritone voice of a sports announcer pretends to introduce British swimmer Ben Proud and other athletes.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

It resonated because when Mainoo scored his 77th-minute winner at Old Trafford, the stadium announcer made a point of hailing the homegrown, local-born 21-year-old, who signed his new long-term contract on Thursday.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

After years of battling cancer, legendary college basketball announcer Dick Vitale said in a statement that he has melanoma in his lung and liver cavity and will be starting immunotherapy soon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Separate from his work at ESPN, Jones has also been the primary TV play-by-play announcer for the Sacramento Kings since 2020.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The ring announcer introduced the fighters and we cheered like crazy.

From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen

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