presenter

noun

pre·​sent·​er pri-ˈzen-tər 

plural presenters

1

: one who presents something : a person who formally gives or bestows something (such as an award) or who brings something before the public

The presenter of the award for Best Actress was the actress who won the award last year.

… the show highlights the work of six florists from the Chicago area. The evening showcases each presenter's floral artistry, and includes innovative designs utilizing unusual flowers and greenery.

—Karen Kupsco

"Look at this—this is all the body there is," Sony's product presenter told a crowd at a PC expo here last week …

—Phred Dvorak

2

chiefly British

a

: a television or radio broadcaster who delivers news or information to an audience

Paxman … was astonished to find he couldn't do his job as the main news presenter at the British Broadcasting Corporation without having to take part in grueling dress rehearsals for royal funerals.

—Christopher Hitchens

b

: a television or radio host : emcee

… the only MTV programme I watch with admiration is Ray Cokes's show, in which the faux-naïve English presenter and his studio technicians work as a kind of youth club for the dispossessed …

—Simon Frith

… it's the knack of creating a real sense of connection and listener identification on the radio that glues audiences to certain shows and presenters.

—Elisabeth Mahoney

Examples of presenter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Another presenter, Cynthia Nevison, is a research associate at the University of Colorado at Boulder’s Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research. —Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2025

The three presenters on the hepatitis B vaccine were not vaccine scientists, and two had authored a retracted paper about autism. —Dr. Debra Houry, Time, 5 Dec. 2025

Several presenters and panel members claimed there was limited evidence of the hepatitis B vaccine’s safety or efficacy, ignoring decades of evidence to the contrary. —Erika Edwards, NBC news, 4 Dec. 2025

Carr, a comedian and presenter best known for hosting the talk show Chatty Man from 2009 to 2017, started off The Celebrity Traitors terrified, shaking and sweating under the emotional weight of the Traitor’s cloak. —Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for presenter

• pleasanter