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announcer

announcer

41 3.4
An automated voice or system that makes public announcements in places like stations and apps
  • noun
  • /əˈnaʊnsər/
translation icon : locutor automático
  • ANNOUNCER: Attention, pilots.
  • P.A. announcer
  • announcer voice
  • public-address announcer

Examples

  • The automated announcer informed passengers about the train's arrival and departure times.

  • Following last year's 56-48 triple overtime loss to Stanford, I thought the Coliseum public address announcer might as well cue the Jaws theme music.

    Blog text (17)

  • Eventually, the announcer came on and said that there was "a sick passenger on board a train at a station ahead of us."

    Blog text (24)

  • ANNOUNCER: Security to the stage.

    Love Lies Bleeding (2024)

  • ANNOUNCER: Give it up for Bobby Brown, everybody!

    Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)

  • Announcer: Alright, let's make it a special.

    Savage Salvation (2022)

  • Announcer: President Obama is spending your tax dollars to create jobs.

    Blog text (10)

  • - [Announcer] Attention, ladies and gentlemen, the next race will be the main event.

    The Wild Ride (1960)

  • At one point in the movie, the PA announcer welcomes fans to "the greatest show on dirt."

    Blog text (22)

  • FEMALE ANNOUNCER (on PA): Attention, Stage One, laser cutting beginning.

    Fiction book (1997)

Synonyms

hailer
vsannouncer
3 6.1

A person or device that calls out loudly to get attention from far away

uses automated or synthesized sounds for structured public notifications
enunciator
vsannouncer
  • Specialized
7.4

A device or person that announces alerts and public messages

is an automated synthesized voice used across public and digital notifications

Compounds

radio announcer
4 2.8

A person who presents radio programs and speaks to listeners on air

TV announcer
4 2.7

A person who speaks on television to introduce programs and give information

sports announcer
  • Literature
2 2.9

A person who talks about sports events on radio or television

television announcer
1 2.8

A person who introduces TV programs and gives information to viewers

How Automated

announcer
41 3.4
speech synthesizer
  • Specialized
1 4.8
voice
  • Specialized
∞ 4.3
transcribed
  • Archaic
4.8

Surface Forms

announcer singular
announcers plural

Morphology

announcer = announce (transparent) = announce + er

The agentive '-er' forms an entity that performs announcing; this extends naturally to automated or synthesized systems.

Etymology

Announcer comes from the same verb announce and the old Latin nuntiare 'to bring news', so the idea is always to 'give a message'. That's why an announcer can also be a machine or voice that 'brings messages' or warnings in airports, stations, and apps.