English Explanatory Dictionary

narrator

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who narrates or tells stories.
  2. The person or the "voice" whose viewpoint is used in telling a story.
  3. The person providing the voice-over in a documentary.

Pronunciation

/nəˈɹeɪtə/ /ˈnæˌɹeɪtɚ/ /-ɹətɚ/ /-nəˈɹeɪtɚ/ /ˈnɛˌɹeɪtɚ/ [-ɾɚ] En-us-narrator.ogg /nəˈreʈə(r)/

Word forms

narrator narrators

Etymology

From narrate + -or, from Latin narrātor. By surface analysis, Latin narr- + -ate + -or.

Synonyms

storyteller

Related words

narratrix narrate narration narrative

Derived words

multinarrator narratorial narratorless narratorly narratorship narratress omniscient narrator unreliable narrator
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