announcer

From announce +‎ -er.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈnaʊnsə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈnaʊnsɚ/

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• Rhymes: -aʊnsə(ɹ)

announcer (plural announcers)

1. One who makes announcements.

   radio announcer

   • 2000, Jack Trout, Steve Rivkin, The Power of Simplicity‎^[1], →ISBN, page 147:

     Even TV announcers at the last Winter Olympics were spotted with a swoosh on their jackets.

   • 2010, Douglas Holt, Douglas Cameron, Cultural Strategy: Using Innovative Ideologies to Build Breakthrough Brands, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 345:

     Perlman devised a format inspired by the seminal mockumentary Spinal Tap, where the spot started with an ESPN announcer speaking to camera in a serious, straight voice, framing the story as “real” documentary.

   • 2013 October 11, Daniel Taylor, “Andros Townsend calms England's nerves in taming of Montenegro”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:

     There were passing moments when it threatened to be a difficult night and, with the game goalless at half-time, the stadium announcer sounded almost apologetic when he relayed the news that Ukraine, kicking off an hour earlier, had gone to the top of the group by beating Poland.