announceran‧nounc‧er /əˈnaʊnsə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 
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Thesaurus- Scully was the radio announcer for the Los Angeles Dodgers' games before moving to network television.
- The announcer said that the contestants had been chosen at random.
- Even the Granada announcer got in on the act.
- I held my breath as the announcer introduced the players for the first match.
- In other words, the announcer would kill time until the telegraph details started flowing again.
- The announcer periodically notified everyone how much time remained.
- The announcer warns people not to swim because of a dangerous fish.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who presents a television or radio programme► presenter
Collocations British someone on a television or radio programme who tells you what the programme will be about, and introduces the other people in it: · The presenter read the news headlines.· Libby Purves, the radio presenter, has also written several novels.
► announcer American someone on a television or radio programme who tells you what the programme will be about, or who tells you about a sports game as it is happening: · The announcer said that the contestants had been chosen at random.· Scully was the radio announcer for the Los Angeles Dodgers' games before moving to network television.
► host someone who introduces the people on a show and who talks to people or about reports or scenes included in the programme - use this especially about talk shows, game shows, or quiz shows: · Minelli was the host for the two-hour awards program.· Jay Leno, the host of the "Tonight" show
► newsreader British /anchor/newscaster American someone who reads the news on TV or radio, and introduces news reports: · Lehrer is the respected anchor of the News Hour.· John Humphrys became a top BBC foreign correspondent, newsreader, and co-presenter of Radio 4's Today programme.· Wilson is retiring after 20 years as a newscaster at Channel 7.
► interviewer someone who asks a famous person questions on television, for example about their personal experiences, political opinions etc: · Paxman is seen as a tough interviewer who rarely lets politicians off the hook.· My most shocking moment as an interviewer was when a movie star came on drunk and threatened to hit my other guests.
► anchor the main person who reads the news on a television news programme: · He was the anchor for the BBC's nine o'clock news for over 10 years.
► commentator someone on television or radio who describes an event as it is happening, especially a sports game: · Parcells, the former New York Giants coach, later became a sports commentator on television.
► DJ/deejay someone who plays records and talks to people on a music programme on the radio: · Wolfman Jack was a famous deejay in the 1960s.· DJ Barry Scott hosts an oldies program on WZLX.
► VJ/veejay someone who introduces music videos on television: · Hunter is a former MTV veejay.·
WORD SETS► Television & Radioaction replay, nounAM, nounanchor, nounanchor, verbanchorperson, nounannounce, verbannouncer, nounantenna, nounAutocue, nounbleep, verbbreakfast television, nounbroadcaster, nounbroadcasting, nouncable, nouncable television, call-in, nouncathode ray tube, nounchannel surfing, nounchat show, nounclosedown, nounCNN, continuity, noundisc jockey, nounepisode, nounfast-forward, verbfly-on-the-wall, adjectiveFM, noungame show, nounghetto blaster, nounheadphones, nounhost, nouninfomercial, nouninfotainment, nouninstant replay, nouninterference, nounITV, lead-in, nounlocal radio, nounloop, nounminiseries, nounmonitor, nounnarrator, nounnetwork, nounnetwork, verbnews, nounnews agency, nounnews bulletin, nounnewscast, nounnewsflash, nounnewsreader, nounomnibus, nounon, prepositionout-take, nounphone-in, nounpilot, nounplay-by-play, nounpresent, verbprime time, nounprogramme, nounprogramming, nounpublic access channel, nounpublic television, nounquestion master, nounquiz, nounradio, nounremote, nounrepeat, verbrepeat, nounrequest, nounscreen, nounscreen, verbscreening, nounscreenplay, nounscreenwriter, nounscriptwriter, nounseason, nounsimulcast, verbsitcom, nounsituation comedy, nounsoap, nounsoap opera, nounsound, nounspeaker, nounspin-off, nounsplit screen, nounsportscast, nounspot, nounstation break, nounstudio, nounstudio audience, nounswingometer, nountalking head, nountalk show, nountest card, nountrailer, nountransmission, nountube, nounTV, nounvideo, nounvideo camera, nounvideo nasty, nounvoice-over, nounwardrobe, nounweatherman, nounwireless, nounzapper, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► radio
Word family· Bernstein as its new basketball play-by-play radio announcer Tuesday.· It now is remembered only by fervent patriots and radio announcers.
WORD FAMILYnounannouncementannounceradjectiveunannouncedverbannounceadverbunannounced
1someone who reads news or information on the television or radio2someone who gives information to people using a loudspeaker or microphone, especially at an airport or railway station