Announcers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Individuals who deliver information or commentary about events, often during broadcasts or live performances
2. Presenters who convey news, sports, or entertainment details to an audience through various media channels
3. Professionals tasked with announcing important updates, engaging listeners or viewers with their communication skills

Etymology: The plural "announcers" is simply the plural of "announcer," the agent noun formed from "announce" with the suffix "-er." The verb "announce" came into English from Old French "anoncier," which descends from Latin "annuntiare," meaning to report or make known, built from "ad-" ("to") and "nuntiare" ("to bring word"), itself from "nuntius," messenger. So the core idea is carrying a message to someone. The Old French root was "anoncier," and the "-er" ending entered English through Middle English from the Latin "-arius" pattern, which marked a person or thing connected with an activity. An announcer, then, is literally one whose job is to bring word out to the public. The "-er" in "announcer" follows the same pattern as "reader" or "speaker."

Synonyms: broadcasters, presenters, speakers, commentators, reporters