announcer

nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//əˈnaʊnsə//
United States//əˈnaʊnsɚ//

One who makes announcements.

noun

1
One who makes announcements.
radio announcer
Even TV announcers at the last Winter Olympics were spotted with a swoosh on their jackets.
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.
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.

Etymology

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-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin nūntiō Latin adnūntiō Latin annūntiōder. Old French anoncierder. English announce Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English announcer From announce + -er.

Forms

plural: announcers

announce · To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to…announced · Having been preceded by an announcement; declared.announcement · An act of announcing, or giving notice.

announcer · One who makes announcements.

annoy · To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated…annoyed · Troubled, irritated by something unwanted or unliked (an…annoying · Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.

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