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ANNOUNCER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Reads news, commercials on radio or television
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("announcer" is a kind of...):
broadcaster (someone who broadcasts on radio or television)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "announcer"):
newscaster (someone who broadcasts the news)
radio announcer (an announcer whose voice is broadcast on radio)
sports announcer; sports commentator; sportscaster (an announcer who reads sports news or describes sporting events)
television announcer; tv announcer (an announcer on television)
Derivation:
announce (announce publicly or officially)
announce (make known; make an announcement)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone who proclaims a message publicly
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("announcer" is a kind of...):
communicator (a person who communicates with others)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "announcer"):
caller (someone who proclaims or summons in a loud voice)
caller; caller-out (a person who announces the changes of steps during a dance)
muadhdhin; muazzin; muezzin (the Muslim official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day)
crier; town crier ((formerly) an official who made public announcements)
Derivation:
announce (announce publicly or officially)
announce (make known; make an announcement)
announce (give the names of)
