announcer

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UK/əˈnaʊnsə/US/əˈnaʊnsɚ/

noun

One who makes announcements.

“radio announcer”

Less commonScrabble 11

Meanings

nounannouncer (plural announcers)

plural announcers

  1. One who makes announcements.

    radio announcer

    3 more examples

    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

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Latinnūntius
  6. Latinnūntiō
  7. Latinadnūntiō
  8. Latinannūntiō
  9. Old Frenchanoncier
  10. Englishannounce
  11. Englishannouncer

From announce + -er.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic مُذِيع, مُذِيعَة
  • مُذِيع (muḏīʕ)announcer
  • مُذِيعَة (muḏīʕa)announcer
  • مُذِيع (muḏīʕ)TV or radio announcer
  • مُذِيعَة (muḏīʕa)TV or radio announcer
Bengali ঘোষক, উপস্থাপক
  • ঘোষক (ghōśok)TV or radio announcer
  • উপস্থাপক (uposthapok)TV or radio announcer
Bulgarian ди́ктор, ди́кторка
  • ди́ктор (díktor)TV or radio announcer
  • ди́кторка (díktorka)TV or radio announcer
  • спи́кер (spíker)TV or radio announcer
  • спи́керка (spíkerka)TV or radio announcer
Catalan anunciant
  • anunciantannouncer
Chinese Mandarin 播音員 /播音员, 廣播員 /广播员
  • 播音員 /播音员 (bōyīnyuán)announcer
  • 廣播員 /广播员 (guǎngbōyuán)announcer
  • 報幕員 /报幕员 (bàomùyuán)announcer
  • 主持人 (zhǔchírén)TV or radio announcer
  • 播音員 /播音员 (bōyīnyuán, bòyīnyuán)TV or radio announcer
  • 主播 (zhǔbō)TV or radio announcer
Czech hlasatel, hlasatelka
  • hlasatelTV or radio announcer
  • hlasatelkaTV or radio announcer
Danish speaker, annonsør
  • speakerTV or radio announcer
  • annonsørTV or radio announcer
Dutch omroeper
  • omroeperTV or radio announcer
Esperanto anoncisto, anoncistino
  • anoncistoannouncer
  • anoncistinoannouncer
  • anoncistoTV or radio announcer
  • anoncistinoTV or radio announcer
Estonian diktor
  • diktorTV or radio announcer
Finnish kuuluttaja, kuuluttaja
  • kuuluttajaannouncer
  • kuuluttajaTV or radio announcer
French annonceur, présentateur
  • annonceurannouncer
  • présentateurannouncer
  • speakerannouncer
  • speakerTV or radio announcer
  • speakerineTV or radio announcer
  • annonceurTV or radio announcer
  • annonceuseTV or radio announcer
  • présentateurTV or radio announcer
  • présentatriceTV or radio announcer
German Ansager, Sprecher
  • Ansagerannouncer
  • Sprecherannouncer
  • AnsagerTV or radio announcer
  • AnsagerinTV or radio announcer
Greek εκφωνητής, εκφωνητής
  • εκφωνητής (ekfonitís)announcer
  • εκφωνητής (ekfonitís)TV or radio announcer
  • εκφωνήτρια (ekfonítria)TV or radio announcer
Hebrew קריין, קַרְיָן
  • קרייןTV or radio announcer
  • קַרְיָן (karyán)TV or radio announcer
Hindi प्रस्तुतकर्ता, उद्घोषक
  • प्रस्तुतकर्ता (prastutkartā)announcer
  • उद्घोषक (udghoṣak)TV or radio announcer
  • अनाउन्सार (anāunsār)TV or radio announcer
  • प्रस्तुतकर्ता (prastutkartā)TV or radio announcer
  • घोषक (ghoṣak)TV or radio announcer
  • घोषिका (ghoṣikā)TV or radio announcer
Hungarian bemondó, bemondónő
  • bemondóannouncer
  • bemondónőannouncer
  • bemondóTV or radio announcer
  • bemondónőTV or radio announcer
  • tévébemondóTV or radio announcer
  • műsorközlőTV or radio announcer
Icelandic kynnir, þulur
  • kynnirTV or radio announcer
  • þulurTV or radio announcer
Indonesian penyiar
  • penyiarTV or radio announcer
Irish bolscaire, láithreoir
  • bolscaireannouncer
  • láithreoirTV or radio announcer
Italian annunciatore, annunciatore
  • annunciatoreannouncer
  • annunciatoreTV or radio announcer
  • annunciatriceTV or radio announcer
  • presentatoreTV or radio announcer
  • presentatriceTV or radio announcer
  • speakerTV or radio announcer
Japanese アナウンサー, アナウンサー
  • アナウンサー (anaunsā)announcer
  • アナウンサー (anaunsā)TV or radio announcer
Korean 아나운서, 아나운서
  • 아나운서 (anaunseo)announcer
  • 아나운서 (anaunseo)TV or radio announcer
  • 방송원 (bangsong'won)TV or radio announcer
Latvian diktors, diktore
  • diktorsTV or radio announcer
  • diktoreTV or radio announcer
Lithuanian diktorius, diktorė
  • diktoriusTV or radio announcer
  • diktorėTV or radio announcer
Malay juruhebah
  • juruhebahTV or radio announcer
Māori kaipānui, kaiwhakataki
  • kaipānuiannouncer
  • kaiwhakatakiTV or radio announcer
Norwegian Bokmål annonsør, speaker
  • annonsørTV or radio announcer
  • speakerTV or radio announcer
Polish spiker, spikerka
  • spikerannouncer
  • spikerkaannouncer
  • konferansjerTV or radio announcer
  • konferansjerkaTV or radio announcer
  • spikerTV or radio announcer
  • spikerkaTV or radio announcer
Portuguese anunciante, anunciador
  • anuncianteannouncer
  • anunciadorannouncer
  • locutorTV or radio announcer
  • locutoraTV or radio announcer
  • apresentadorTV or radio announcer
  • apresentadoraTV or radio announcer
Romanian anunțător, prevestitor
  • anunțătorannouncer
  • prevestitorannouncer
  • vestitorannouncer
  • prezentatorTV or radio announcer
  • prezentatoareTV or radio announcer
  • crainicTV or radio announcer
  • crainicăTV or radio announcer
  • spicherTV or radio announcer
Russian ди́ктор, ди́кторша
  • ди́ктор (díktor)announcer
  • ди́кторша (díktorša)announcer
  • ди́ктор (díktor)TV or radio announcer
  • ди́кторша (díktorša)TV or radio announcer
  • веду́щий (vedúščij)TV or radio announcer
  • веду́щая (vedúščaja)TV or radio announcer
Slovak hlásateľ, hlásateľka
  • hlásateľTV or radio announcer
  • hlásateľkaTV or radio announcer
Spanish anunciador, locutor
  • anunciadorannouncer
  • locutorannouncer
  • comentaristaTV or radio announcer
  • presentadorTV or radio announcer
  • presentadoraTV or radio announcer
Swedish presentatör, speaker
  • presentatörTV or radio announcer
  • speakerTV or radio announcer
Thai ผู้ประกาศ
  • ผู้ประกาศ (pûu-bprà-gàat)TV or radio announcer
Turkish sunucu, spiker
  • sunucuTV or radio announcer
  • spikerTV or radio announcer
Ukrainian ди́ктор, ди́кторка
  • ди́ктор (dýktor)announcer
  • ди́кторка (dýktorka)announcer
  • ди́ктор (dýktor)TV or radio announcer
  • ди́кторка (dýktorka)TV or radio announcer
  • веду́чий (vedúčyj)TV or radio announcer
  • веду́ча (vedúča)TV or radio announcer
Urdu نَشَر کار, اَناؤُنْسَر
  • نَشَر کار (naśar kār)TV or radio announcer
  • اَناؤُنْسَر (anāunsar)TV or radio announcer
  • میزْبان (mezbān)TV or radio announcer
Vietnamese phát thanh viên
  • phát thanh viênTV or radio announcer

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with announcer

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APA

announcer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/announcer

MLA

“announcer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/announcer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “announcer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/announcer.

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