Announcer Meaning
/əˈnaʊnsə/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who makes announcements.
Sentence Examples
The radio announcer had a masculine voice.
This new announcer keeps stumbling.
The mother of that child is an announcer.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The radio ____ spoke clearly and slowly to give the traffic update to all drivers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The radio ____ has a very deep and pleasant voice that everyone loves.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin nūntius Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin nūntiō Latin adnūntiō Latin annūntiōder. Old French anoncierder. English announce Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English announcer From announce + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Even TV announcers at the last Winter Olympics were spotted with a swoosh on their jackets."
— 2000, Jack Trout, Steve Rivkin, The Power of Simplicity, →ISBN, page 147:
"Perlman devised a format inspired by the seminal mockumentary Spinal Tap, where the spot started with an ESPN announcer speaking to camera in a serious, straight voice, framing the story as “real” documentary."
— 2010, Douglas Holt, Douglas Cameron, Cultural Strategy: Using Innovative Ideologies to Build Breakthrough Brands, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 345:
"There were passing moments when it threatened to be a difficult night and, with the game goalless at half-time, the stadium announcer sounded almost apologetic when he relayed the news that Ukraine, kicking off an hour earlier, had gone to the top of the group by beating Poland."
— 2013 October 11, Daniel Taylor, “Andros Townsend calms England's nerves in taming of Montenegro”, in The Guardian:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The radio ____ spoke clearly and slowly to give the traffic update to all drivers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The radio ____ has a very deep and pleasant voice that everyone loves.