announcer

noun

ə-ˈnau̇n(t)-sər How to pronounce announcer (audio)
Definition of announcernext
as in host
a person who conducts a program of entertainment by making introductions and providing continuity announcer for the Indy 500

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Recent Examples of announcer On top of that, ESPN announcers said the humidity changed the consistency of the buns. — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026 The broadcast announcers believed Bell to have won the first six rounds, unofficially. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 Doug Vikser Manhattan Beach Please save us from these boring British futbol announcers that only inspire narcolepsy. — Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026 Not everyone can excel as both a studio host and a play-by-play announcer. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for announcer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for announcer
  1. host
  2. DJ
  3. emcee
  4. newscaster
Noun
  • Vogue Business speaks to a host of industry insiders and career guides on how to be the one who secures it.
    — Cami Fateh, Vogue, 15 July 2026
  • Ify purposefully fails those rooms to reach the final game, Bluff Box, in Room 8, where Parlor Room host Becca Scott presides over two small blue boxes.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Definition of host
Noun
  • On the same night, fellow synth-pop star Howard Jones brings his Things Can Only Get Better Tour to the Greek Theatre with Wang Chung, the English Beat, Modern English, and SiriusXM DJ Richard Blade.
    — Peter Larsen, Daily News, 14 July 2026
  • Outside of the Timbo tracks, though, Jay sometimes goes autopilot on bland synth-heavy beats by Swizz Beatz, DJ Clue, and Duro.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 14 July 2026
Definition of DJ
Noun
  • Separately, Love Island emcee Ariana Madix was a surprise inclusion in the best reality host category.
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
  • Mariska Hargitay will serve as emcee during TV’s biggest night, NBC announced on Tuesday, July 7.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of emcee
Noun
  • Veteran newscaster George Stephanopoulos, who attended the ceremony alongside his Good Morning America cohosts Robin Roberts and Michael Strahan, provided his own account of the vows on the Saturday morning broadcast of the morning news show.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 5 July 2026
  • Murder at The Hawaii Theatre alongside KHON-TV Hawaii newscaster Joe Moore.
    — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
Definition of newscaster

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