narrator

/nəˈreɪtər/

nounnar · ra · tor

A narrator NARRATES—think: “narrator = the one who RATEs (tells) the NARrative.”

Yes, it's narrator. Remember the middle sound is “rate” (/reɪ/): nar + RATE + or.

Definitions

  1. nouna person who tells a story, especially in a book, movie, or play
  2. nouna voice that describes events in a documentary, audiobook, or other recording

Examples

  • The narrator of the audiobook spoke slowly and clearly.
  • In the novel, the narrator only knows what the main character is thinking.
  • A calm narrator explains the history of the city in the documentary.

Synonyms

storytellerspeakercommentatorvoice-overannouncer

Translations

ES narradorPT narradorFR narrateur

Common misspellings

naratornarraternaratorrnarratorrnarrartornarratornarratour

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