as in hosts
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 announcers
The Angels announcers noted that a pitcher trying to complete a no-hitter would rather face nearly anyone other than Frazier.
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Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
Ballpark announcers followed him throughout the game as the camera cut between his progress and the players on the field.
—Ashley Grams, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Andrew Catalon, Colt Knost and Frank Nobilo are special hole announcers.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 14 May 2026
To go by the famous announcers’ school textbook and be letter perfect is to sound like a thousand others.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026
They were phased out, and we ‘no-name announcers’ were phased in.
—Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 4 May 2026
The Rays broadcast of the game showed the incident involving Evelyn and the man, with the announcers taking the girl’s side.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Unlike its staid, variety‑show predecessors, there was no paste‑up scenery, no corny costumes, and no announcers with Oxbridge accents.
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
The announcers did not hold back.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
Ballpark announcers followed him throughout the game as the camera cut between his progress and the players on the field.
—Ashley Grams, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Andrew Catalon, Colt Knost and Frank Nobilo are special hole announcers.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 14 May 2026
To go by the famous announcers’ school textbook and be letter perfect is to sound like a thousand others.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026
They were phased out, and we ‘no-name announcers’ were phased in.
—Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 4 May 2026
The Rays broadcast of the game showed the incident involving Evelyn and the man, with the announcers taking the girl’s side.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Unlike its staid, variety‑show predecessors, there was no paste‑up scenery, no corny costumes, and no announcers with Oxbridge accents.
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
The announcers did not hold back.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for announcers
Noun
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Butlers, guides, and hosts work seamlessly together to anticipate your needs and make even the earliest morning game drives feel comfortable.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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While the network did not immediately respond to USA TODAY’s request for additional information regarding guest hosts and schedule, Ana Navarro is expected to expand her on-air presence while Behar is away.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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The group ventriloquized the voices of authority—parents, school principals, cops, military officers, judges, politicians, newscasters, Soviet apparatchiks—and turned them into expressions of mass insanity.—
Andrew Katzenstein,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
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World-famous newscasters didn't know who Jeffrey Epstein was.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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Gregg’s lawsuit also described the experiences of WNBA players Sophie Cunningham and Erica Wheeler, Adidas athletes who participated as emcees in the NBA’s All-Star Weekend in February.—
Mike Wilson,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Previous emcees have had direct Broadway roots.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Announcers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/announcers. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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