narrator
One who narrates or tells storiesOne who narrates or tells stories.
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Meaning
3 sensesOne who narrates or tells stories.
someone who tells a story
The person or the "voice" whose viewpoint is used in telling a story.
Erzähler, Erzählerin
расска́зчикrasskázčik, расска́зчицаrasskázčica, повествова́тельpovestvovátelʹ
оповіда́чopovidáč, опові́дачopovídač, оповіда́чкаopovidáčka
The person providing the voice-over in a documentary.
Morgan Freeman was the narrator of March of the Penguins.
ди́кторdíktor, ди́кторшаdíktorša
ди́кторdýktor, ди́кторкаdýktorka
Examples
24 sentencesThis narrator is very good.
deDiese Erzähler ist sehr gut. — mramosch
The narrator is very good.
deDer Erzähler ist sehr gut. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The narrator describes the surroundings only sparingly.
deDer Erzähler liefert nur wenige Beschreibungen des Umfelds. — al_ex_an_der
I can understand the narrator really well.
The intradiegetic narrator lives the event himself.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From narrate + -or, from Latin narrātor. By surface analysis, Latin narr- + -ate + -or.From narrate + -or, from Latin narrātor. By surface analysis, Latin narr- + -ate + -or.
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Forms
plural: narratorsSynonyms
2 synonyms- someone who tells a story:storytellerteller
Word family
12 related wordsSee also
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