as in hosts
a person who conducts a program of entertainment by making introductions and providing continuity
announcer for the Indy 500
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Recent Examples of announcers
The Rays broadcast of the game showed the incident involving Evelyn and the man, with the announcers taking the girl’s side.
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Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Some, like Janelle Anne Robinson and Anastasia Maglaras, are better at capturing the Hartford of today than the city of the 1940s, while Olivia Nicole Hoffman and Stuart Rider are among the cast members who nail the tones and rhythms of mid-20th century radio announcers and political.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
Unlike its staid, variety‑show predecessors, there was no paste‑up scenery, no corny costumes, and no announcers with Oxbridge accents.
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
The announcers did not hold back.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
Trump made his way out with UFC CEO and president Dana White and went around to the announcers and had an exchange with Joe Rogan, who was sitting at the announcers’ table.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
The game announcers spotted her immediately, and the camera kept returning to her throughout the action.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
Given the final score, the announcers may have found the most entertaining action in the ballpark that night.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
Instead he was given an unlabeled bottle that announcers speculated was sparkling water.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Some, like Janelle Anne Robinson and Anastasia Maglaras, are better at capturing the Hartford of today than the city of the 1940s, while Olivia Nicole Hoffman and Stuart Rider are among the cast members who nail the tones and rhythms of mid-20th century radio announcers and political.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
Unlike its staid, variety‑show predecessors, there was no paste‑up scenery, no corny costumes, and no announcers with Oxbridge accents.
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
The announcers did not hold back.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
Trump made his way out with UFC CEO and president Dana White and went around to the announcers and had an exchange with Joe Rogan, who was sitting at the announcers’ table.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
The game announcers spotted her immediately, and the camera kept returning to her throughout the action.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
Given the final score, the announcers may have found the most entertaining action in the ballpark that night.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
Instead he was given an unlabeled bottle that announcers speculated was sparkling water.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for announcers
Noun
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Then a 24-year-old newbie, Lake landed in a field crowded with mostly 40- and 50-something hosts.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Hill said while appearing on stage with hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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The group ventriloquized the voices of authority—parents, school principals, cops, military officers, judges, politicians, newscasters, Soviet apparatchiks—and turned them into expressions of mass insanity.—
Andrew Katzenstein,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
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World-famous newscasters didn't know who Jeffrey Epstein was.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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Gregg’s lawsuit also described the experiences of WNBA players Sophie Cunningham and Erica Wheeler, Adidas athletes who participated as emcees in the NBA’s All-Star Weekend in February.—
Mike Wilson,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Previous emcees have had direct Broadway roots.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Announcers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/announcers. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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