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explainer

  • /ɪkˈspleɪnə(ɹ)/
  • /ɛkˈspleɪnə(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -eɪnə(ɹ)

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English explain

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

English -er

English explainer

From explain + -er.

noun explainers

  1. agent Agent noun of explain; one who explains.explain To be a skilled explainer, one has also to take account of the explainees, and their social and cultural backgrounds, motivations, linguistic ability, and previous knowledge – and plan accordingly before embarking upon the explanation.
  2. A guide that explains a topic. Confused by the Olympics? Here's a video explainer.

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