narrator

See also: narrátor

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /nəˈɹeɪtə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnæˌɹeɪtɚ/, /-ɹətɚ/, /-nəˈɹeɪtɚ/, [-ɾɚ]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: (one pronunciation) -eɪtə(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: rat‧or

Noun

narrator (plural narrators)

  1. One who narrates or tells stories.
    Synonym: storyteller
  2. (narratology) The person or the "voice" whose viewpoint is used in telling a story.
  3. (film and television) The person providing the voice-over in a documentary.

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Latin

Verb

nārrātor

  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of nārrō

References

  • narrator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • narrator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • narrator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nārrātor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /narˈra.tɔr/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -atɔr
  • Syllabification: nar‧ra‧tor

Noun

narrator m pers (female equivalent narratorka)

  1. (narratology) narrator (in story)
  2. (narratology) narrator (one who narrates or tells stories)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • narratorski
adjectives
adverb
nouns

Further reading

  • narrator in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • narrator in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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