announcer
UK[əˈnaʊnsə(r)]US[əˈnaʊnsər]
n
a person who introduces programmes or reads the news on radio or television.
n
a person who gives information about something in a public place, such as a railway station or sports event.
Morpheme Breakdown
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announce
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Etymology
the word 'announcer' is a modern english agent noun formed by appending the native english suffix '-er' to the verb 'announce'. the verb itself has a rich lineage, entering middle english from old french 'annoncer', which descended from latin 'annuntiare', meaning "to report or bring news." this latin source is a compound of 'ad-' (to) and 'nuntiare' (to announce, from 'nuntius', messenger). the core concept of a messenger delivering news traveled through french into english. by adding the agent suffix '-er', the word logically designates "one who announces," a role that evolved from town criers to modern broadcasters and public address system operators.
Analysis
Structure: announce + er
announce: from latin 'annuntiare' (to report, bring news), via old french 'annoncer'. the prefix 'ad-' (to) combined with 'nuntiare' (to report). in english, it functions as the verb root meaning to make known publicly.
er: from old english '-ere', a suffix forming agent nouns from verbs, indicating a person who performs the action of the verb.
Examples
the radio announcer gave the latest traffic update.
she worked as a stadium announcer for the baseball team.
the flight announcer requested all passengers to proceed to gate 12.