presenter
noun
pre·sent·er
pri-ˈzen-tər 
plural presenters
1
: one who presents something : a person who formally gives or bestows something (such as an award) or who brings something before the public
The presenter of the award for Best Actress was the actress who won the award last year.
… the show highlights the work of six florists from the Chicago area. The evening showcases each presenter's floral artistry, and includes innovative designs utilizing unusual flowers and greenery.—
Karen Kupsco
Karen Kupsco"Look at this—this is all the body there is," Sony's product presenter told a crowd at a PC expo here last week …—Phred Dvorak
Phred Dvorak2
chiefly British
a
: a television or radio broadcaster who delivers news or information to an audience
Paxman … was astonished to find he couldn't do his job as the main news presenter at the British Broadcasting Corporation without having to take part in grueling dress rehearsals for royal funerals.—Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens
b
: a television or radio host : emcee
… the only MTV programme I watch with admiration is Ray Cokes's show, in which the faux-naïve English presenter and his studio technicians work as a kind of youth club for the dispossessed …—Simon Frith
Simon FrithExamples of presenter in a Sentence
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Additional artists and presenters will be announced soon.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2024
Dowdy, who was there as a presenter that day, remembered Latimore as if 24 years had vanished.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
The former presenter resigned from the BBC in April, and hadn't appeared on air since July last year.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 31 July 2024
Noting Macron’s teasing use of the conditional tense, the presenter pressed for a confirmation, but the President demurred.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2024
Dowdy, who was there as a presenter that day, remembered Latimore as if 24 years had vanished.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 1 Aug. 2024
The former presenter resigned from the BBC in April, and hadn't appeared on air since July last year.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 31 July 2024
Noting Macron’s teasing use of the conditional tense, the presenter pressed for a confirmation, but the President demurred.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for presenter
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“Presenter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presenter. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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