different between announcer vs narrator

English

Etymology

From announce +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??na?ns?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??na?ns?/
• Rhymes: -a?ns?(?)

Noun

announcer (plural announcers)

1. One who makes announcements.
   • 2013, Daniel Taylor, Andros Townsend calms England's nerves in taming of Montenegro (in The Guardian, 11 October 2013)[1]

     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.

Translations

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /n???e?t?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?næ?e?t??/

Noun

narrator (plural narrators)

1. One who narrates or tells stories.
2. (narratology) The person or the "voice" whose viewpoint is used in telling a story.
3. (film and television) The person providing the voice-over in a documentary.

Synonyms

• storyteller

Related terms

• narrate
• narration
• narrative
• unreliable narrator

Translations

Latin

Verb

n?rr?tor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of n?rr?
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of n?rr?

References

• narrator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• narrator in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• narrator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Polish

Etymology

From Latin n?rr?tor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na?rra.t?r/

Noun

narrator m pers (feminine narratorka)

1. (narratology) narrator (in story)
2. narrator (one who narrates or tells stories)

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) narratorski

Related terms

• (nouns) narracja, narracyjno??, narratologia
• (adjectives) narracyjny, narratywny
• (adverb) narracyjnie

Further reading

• narrator in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• narrator in Polish dictionaries at PWN