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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College football fans took to social media to air their frustrations with the CBS broadcast for cutting off longtime football announcer Gary Danielson’s final goodbye.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
As for the Thursday Night Football game between the Broncos and Chiefs, Al Michaels will serve as the play-by-play announcer, with Kirk Herbstreit as analyst and Kaylee Hartung as sideline reporter.
—Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
Just yelling and silly catchphrases,’ and ‘At one point in time, Holthus was probably a good announcer, but that time is long, long, past.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Dec. 2025
Islanders play-by-play announcer Brendan Burke thought St-Laurent was pointing for a good goal.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2025
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
As for the Thursday Night Football game between the Broncos and Chiefs, Al Michaels will serve as the play-by-play announcer, with Kirk Herbstreit as analyst and Kaylee Hartung as sideline reporter.
—Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
Just yelling and silly catchphrases,’ and ‘At one point in time, Holthus was probably a good announcer, but that time is long, long, past.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Dec. 2025
Islanders play-by-play announcer Brendan Burke thought St-Laurent was pointing for a good goal.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Announcer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/announcer. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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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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