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narrator

noun/ˈnæˌɹeɪ.təɹ/

What It Means

One who narrates or tells stories.

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.

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Did You Know?

From narrate + -or, from Latin narrātor. By surface analysis, Latin narr- + -ate + -or.

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