announcer
noun
an·nounc·er
ə-ˈnau̇n(t)-sər 
: one who announces: such as
a
: a person who introduces television or radio programs, makes commercial announcements, or gives station identification
b
: a person who describes and comments on the action in a broadcast sports event
Examples of announcer in a Sentence
He works part-time as an announcer for a local radio station.
The racetrack announcer said that the next race was about to start.
The announcer said that the catcher had injured his shoulder.
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The game will air exclusively on the NFL Network, with Rich Eisen as the play-by-play announcer, Kurt Warner as the game analyst and Sara Walsh as the sideline reporter.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Oshie will call games as an analyst alongside play-by-play announcers Brendan Burke and Chris Vosters.
—Brad Elliott Schlossman, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
Poladi knew collectors loved not only the former player and announcer, but his cards, too, because Uecker rarely signed.
—Mark Billingsley, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Born on March 4, 1932, in Seattle on to Thomas Freebairn-Smith, a Welsh radio announcer who became the first executive secretary of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and wife Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Peers, Freebairn-Smith moved with his family to California by age 3.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Oshie will call games as an analyst alongside play-by-play announcers Brendan Burke and Chris Vosters.
—Brad Elliott Schlossman, Twin Cities, 13 Oct. 2025
Poladi knew collectors loved not only the former player and announcer, but his cards, too, because Uecker rarely signed.
—Mark Billingsley, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Born on March 4, 1932, in Seattle on to Thomas Freebairn-Smith, a Welsh radio announcer who became the first executive secretary of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and wife Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Peers, Freebairn-Smith moved with his family to California by age 3.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Announcer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/announcer. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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announcer
noun
an·nounc·er
ə-ˈnau̇n(t)-sər
: one who announces: as
a
: a person who introduces television or radio programs, makes commercial announcements, or gives station identification
b
: a person who describes and comments on the action in a broadcast sports event
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