spieler

[ spee-ler ]

noun

1. a barker, as at a circus sideshow.
2. a person with an extravagant line of talk.
3. Australian. a swindler.
4. Slang. an announcer for radio or television, especially one who gives commercials.

Word History and Origins

Origin of spieler¹

From German, dating back to 1885–90; spiel, -er ¹

Example Sentences

Reliability, too, is uneven, as engineer and transit planner Christof Spieler recently wrote.

From Washington Post

Manufacturers of electric buses, Mr. Spieler noted, are “on a fast learning curve, and it shows” — though he said that electric buses, when “fully developed and commonplace,” can be cheaper to operate than diesel options.

From Washington Post

The spieler is his brother, Booth, whose vocation seems to be shoplifting.

From New York Times

An American who has lived in England since the 1980s, Spieler has a pantry that’s a wonderland of culinary specialties.

From Washington Post

When I spoke with Marlena Spieler, a 73-year-old food writer and consultant based in Hampshire, England, she showed me a pantry chock-full of culinary delights collected and “schlepped” from around Europe.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• broadcaster
• disc jockey
• newscaster
• reporter