explainer

noun

ex·plain·er ik-ˈsplā-nər

plural explainers

: a person or thing that explains something: such as

: a person who makes something understandable

Modern day presidents must be good explainers of a complex world …—

Jonathan Alter et al.

: 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 Looney Tunes characters will offer explainers on what performances will be needed to win in Looney Tunes: Sports Made Simple shorts. —

Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 July 2024 This explainer is based largely on interviews with her. —

Jeff Mason, USA TODAY, 30 June 2024 Live explainer of last-minute changes to the project below, as captured by The Neighborhood Talk. —

Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 27 June 2024 These consolidation loans also may have high or hidden fees; for a good guide to how the loans work and what to consider, see these explainers from Credit Karma and NerdWallet. —

Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for explainer

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