Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that announces, especially a person who introduces programs, reads announcements, or provides commentary on television or radio.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who announces or gives notice; a proclaimer.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who announces.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who makes
announcements .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun reads news, commercials on radio or television
- noun someone who proclaims a message publicly
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Examples
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"Arlen Specter switched parties to save one job: his, not yours," an announcer is heard saying at the close of the ad.
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Toby: At leasty one NPR announcer is bound to say it whenever a tenth .. of something is harmed.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Obama Accused of Attempted Murder? 2010
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At leasty one NPR announcer is bound to say it whenever a tenth of one percent of something is harmed.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Obama Accused of Attempted Murder? 2010
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The video is narrated by a well-known announcer from the local classical music station:
From Hadyn to Hip Hop: Music at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - video 2009
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Even the Wizards 'starting lineup announcer is in a slump.
USATODAY.com 2008
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The NFL Network on Friday announced the two-year experiment to find out whether Bryant Gumbel could become an NFL play-by-play announcer is over.
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The first semi-final round will have the debonair Tony O'Neill, representing 3: AM Magazine, facing off against the fetching Maureen Tkacik (pronounced "Tay-sick," the announcer is told), representing The Crier or something.
July 2007 2007
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The throng behind the radio announcer is worth studying for the variety of action portrayed, and for its pattern of beautiful linework.
Boing Boing 2007
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The first semi-final round will have the debonair Tony O'Neill, representing 3: AM Magazine, facing off against the fetching Maureen Tkacik (pronounced "Tay-sick," the announcer is told), representing The Crier or something.
Literary Death Match: Wednesday Night in Washington Square Park 2007
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Right now, the announcer is giving names and descriptions (supplied by relatives) of APPO supporters who have not arrived at home for some time, asking anyone who has seen them to please report their condition.
Page 3 2006
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