explainer

noun

ex·​plain·​er ik-ˈsplā-nər How to pronounce explainer (audio)
plural explainers
: a person or thing that explains something: such as
a
: a person who makes something understandable
Modern day presidents must be good explainers of a complex world …Jonathan Alter et al.
b
: an article, podcast, graphic, etc., that explains something complex or not widely understood : an in-depth treatment of a topic
Each half-hour episode contained a big explainer of a complicated issue. The list of topics sounds like the arcane scraps from the cutting-room floor of most newsrooms—the amount of hidden sugar in food, civil forfeiture, the false hopes of lotteries, the failure of the American government to safeguard people who served as interpreters in Iraq and Afghanistan.David Carr
Inside, the issue contains a long explainer piece on how the subprime mess came to be and how it wreaked havoc on Citi, Wall Street and especially Merrill.Yvette Kantrow

Examples of explainer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Google's Machine Learning Crash Course Google offers a free machine learning crash course which features a range of interactive visualisations and video explainers. Rachel Wells, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 This story was first featured in the Today, Explained newsletter Understand the world with a daily explainer plus the most compelling stories of the day. Paige Vega, Vox, 14 Oct. 2024 Colorado voter guide: Stories, explainers and endorsements for the 2024 election Put 2024 down to get a whole shelf at the library. Staff and Wire Reports, The Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2024 Director Todd Phillips' sequel Joker: Folie à Deux ends on a pointedly tragic note (for more on that, read our full ending explainer), but its final frame also contains confirmation of a new, chilling beginning — and the identity of the real Joker. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for explainer 

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Word History

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of explainer was in 1579

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“Explainer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/explainer. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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