Narrator

//nəˈɹeɪtə// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
One who narrates or tells stories.
2
someone who tells a story wordnet
3
The person or the "voice" whose viewpoint is used in telling a story.
4
The person providing the voice-over in a documentary.
"Morgan Freeman was the narrator of March of the Penguins."

Synonyms

storyteller storyteller anecdotalist anecdotist annalist author

Example

"Sir David Attenborough is the most well-known narrator in the world."

Related phrases

omniscient narrator unreliable narrator unreliable narrator voice over

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