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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As Knight was tangled up with Uso near the announcer-side ropes, Jey’s brother Jimmy came over to keep him in the match.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Amazon hired a deep and skilled group of game announcers, including lead voice Ian Eagle and Kevin Harlan (who will do one game per month initially, then more after football season ends) and game analysts Stan Van Gundy, Brent Barry and Dell Curry.
—Barry Jackson
updated October 21, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
While Samantha Irvin waits for her non-compete clause to expire, the WWE ring announcer positions are currently held by Lilian Garcia on Raw and Alicia Taylor on SmackDown and NXT.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
About five minutes into the first quarter, the voices of announcers Chris Myers and Mark Schlereth dropped from the broadcast, along with all other sound, and the broadcast continued in silence.
—Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Amazon hired a deep and skilled group of game announcers, including lead voice Ian Eagle and Kevin Harlan (who will do one game per month initially, then more after football season ends) and game analysts Stan Van Gundy, Brent Barry and Dell Curry.
—Barry Jackson
updated October 21, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
While Samantha Irvin waits for her non-compete clause to expire, the WWE ring announcer positions are currently held by Lilian Garcia on Raw and Alicia Taylor on SmackDown and NXT.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
About five minutes into the first quarter, the voices of announcers Chris Myers and Mark Schlereth dropped from the broadcast, along with all other sound, and the broadcast continued in silence.
—Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for announcer
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“Announcer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/announcer. Accessed 29 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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