Word Study
narrator
CIDE DICTIONARY
narrator, n. [L.].
One who narrates; one who relates a series of events or transactions. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
narrator, n.
1 an actor, announcer, etc. who delivers a commentary in a film, broadcast, etc.
2 a person who narrates.
1 an actor, announcer, etc. who delivers a commentary in a film, broadcast, etc.
2 a person who narrates.
Etymology
L (as NARRATE)
THESAURUS
narrator
anecdotalist, anecdotist, annalist, author, chronicler, describer, fableist, fabler, fabulist, fictionist, mythmaker, mythopoet, novelettist, novelist, raconteur, reciter, recounter, relator, reporter, romancer, romancist, sagaman, short-story writer, spinner of yarns, storier, storyteller, taleteller, teller of tales, word painter, yarn spinnerROGET THESAURUS
narrator
News
N news, information, piece of news, budget of news, budget of information, intelligence, tidings, word, advice, aviso, message, dispatch, despatch, telegram, cable, marconigram, wire, communication, errand, embassy, report, rumor, hearsay, on dit, flying rumor, news stirring, cry, buzz, bruit, fame, talk, oui dire, scandal, eavesdropping, town tattle, table talk, tittle tattle, canard, topic of the day, idea afloat, bulletin, fresh news, stirring news, glad tidings, flash, news just in, on-the-spot coverage, live coverage, old story, old news, stale news, stale story, chestnut, narrator, newsmonger, scandalmonger, talebearer, telltale, gossip, tattler, journalism, media, news media, the press, the information industry, newspaper, magazine, tract, journal, gazette, publication, radio, television, ticker (electronic information transmission), United Press International, UPI, Associated Press, AP, The Dow Jones News Service, DJ, The New York Times News Service, NYT, Reuters, TASS, The Nikkei, newscaster, newsman, newswoman, reporter, journalist, correspondent, foreign correspondent, special correspondent, war correspondent, news team, news department, anchorman, anchorwoman, sportscaster, weatherman, press secretary, public relations department, public relations man, many-tongued, rumored, publicly rumored, currently rumored, currently reported, rife, current, floating, afloat, going about, in circulation, in every one's mouth, all over the town, in progress, live, on the spot, in person, as the story goes, as the story runs, as they say, it is said, by telegraph, by wireless, airy tongues that syllable men's names, what's up?, what's the latest?, what's new?, what's the latest poop?.For further exploring for "narrator" in Webster Dictionary Online