narrator
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narrator
- /nəˈɹeɪ.tə/ UK
- /ˈnæˌɹeɪ.təɹ/ US
- /ˈnæɹ.ə.təɹ/ US
- /ˈnɛ-/ US
- /nəˈɹeɪ.təɹ/ US
- [-ɾɚ] US
- /nəˈreː.ʈə(r)/ India
Rhymes with -eɪtə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From narrate + -or, from Latin narrātor. By surface analysis, Latin narr- + -ate + -or.
noun narrators
-
One who narrates or tells stories.
Similar: storyteller
- The person or the "voice" whose viewpoint is used in telling a story.
- The person providing the voice-over in a documentary. Morgan Freeman was the narrator of March of the Penguins.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: storyteller, raconteur, story, announcer, protagonist, reporter, inquisitor, previously, yeah, jessica, ted, commentator, chronicler, relater, narrater, describer
Translations
Every language
noun in story
| Español | narrador |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이야기꾼 iyagikkun, 내레이터 naereiteo, 이야기하는 사람 iyagihaneun saram, 해설자 haeseolja |
| 日本語 | 語り手 katarite, ナレーター narētā, 語り部 kataribe, 解説者 kaisetsusha |
| 中文 | 敘述者 /叙述者 xùshùzhě, 講述者 /讲述者 jiǎngshùzhě |
| हिन्दी | कथावाचक kathāvācak, रावी rāvī |
| Português | narrador |
| Français | narrateur, narratrice |
| Deutsch | Erzähler, Erzählerin |
| Italiano | narratore, narratrice |
| Ελληνικά | αφηγητής afigitís, αφηγήτρια afigítria |
| Română | narator, naratoare |
| Русский | расска́зчик rasskázčik, расска́зчица rasskázčica, повествова́тель povestvovátelʹ, повествова́тельница povestvovátelʹnica, нарра́тор narrátor |
| Tiếng Việt | người dẫn chuyện |
| العربية | رَاوٍ rāwin, رَاوِيَة rāwiya, حَاكٍ ḥākin, حَكَّاء ḥakkāʔ, قَصَّاص qaṣṣāṣ, قَصَّاصَة qaṣṣāṣa |
noun in film and television
| Español | narrador |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 내레이터 naereiteo, 이야기하는 사람 iyagihaneun saram |
| 日本語 | ナレーター narētā |
| 中文 | 解說員 /解说员 jiěshuōyuán, 主持人 zhǔchírén, 播音員 /播音员 bōyīnyuán, 主播 zhǔbō |
| हिन्दी | अनाउन्सार anāunsār |
| Português | narrador |
| Français | narrateur, narratrice |
| Italiano | narratore, narratrice |
| Ελληνικά | αφηγητής afigitís, αφηγήτρια afigítria |
| Română | narator |
| Русский | ди́ктор díktor, ди́кторша díktorša |
| العربية | رَاوٍ rāwin, رَاوِيَة rāwiya, مُذِيع muḏīʕ, مُذِيعَة muḏīʕa |
| עברית | קַרְיָן karyán |
Talk about this word "narrator." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/narrator. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. narrator. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/narrator "narrator." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/narrator.Cite this
@misc{narrator_2026,
title = {narrator},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/narrator},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
