presenter
noun
pre·sent·er
pri-ˈzen-tər 
plural presenters
1
: one who presents something : a person who formally gives or bestows something (such as an award) or who brings something before the public
The presenter of the award for Best Actress was the actress who won the award last year.
… the show highlights the work of six florists from the Chicago area. The evening showcases each presenter's floral artistry, and includes innovative designs utilizing unusual flowers and greenery.—
Karen Kupsco
Karen Kupsco"Look at this—this is all the body there is," Sony's product presenter told a crowd at a PC expo here last week …—Phred Dvorak
Phred Dvorak2
chiefly British
a
: a television or radio broadcaster who delivers news or information to an audience
Paxman … was astonished to find he couldn't do his job as the main news presenter at the British Broadcasting Corporation without having to take part in grueling dress rehearsals for royal funerals.—Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens
b
: a television or radio host : emcee
… the only MTV programme I watch with admiration is Ray Cokes's show, in which the faux-naïve English presenter and his studio technicians work as a kind of youth club for the dispossessed …—Simon Frith
Simon FrithExamples of presenter in a Sentence
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One of them, Zhenya Baranov, was a presenter for propaganda outlet Channel 1, which pushes Kremlin rhetoric about Nazis in Ukraine.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Mann has been with Insanity for nearly a decade, representing the likes of presenters Yinka Bokinni, Sian Eleri and Kemi Rodgers, along with Channel 4 documentary maker and explorer Lucy Shepherd.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 July 2025
About 70 categories will be awarded by presenters who will include current nominees Rosanne Cash, Gloria Gaynor and John Waters.
—Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Before the meeting, residents submitted a long list of questions for the presenters, which the slide deck sought to answer.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Mann has been with Insanity for nearly a decade, representing the likes of presenters Yinka Bokinni, Sian Eleri and Kemi Rodgers, along with Channel 4 documentary maker and explorer Lucy Shepherd.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 July 2025
About 70 categories will be awarded by presenters who will include current nominees Rosanne Cash, Gloria Gaynor and John Waters.
—Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Before the meeting, residents submitted a long list of questions for the presenters, which the slide deck sought to answer.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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“Presenter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presenter. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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