English Explanatory Dictionary

announcer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who makes announcements.

Pronunciation

/əˈnaʊnsə/ /əˈnaʊnsɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-announcer.wav

Word forms

announcer announcers

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin nūntius Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin nūntiō Latin adnūntiō Latin annūntiōder. Old French anoncierder. English announce Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English announcer From announce + -er.

Derived words

color announcer colour announcer continuity announcer
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