speaker

announcer

noun SPEE-kur Rare

Origin: English speaker, borrowed into French

Also means

newsreader

Usage Note

Speaker in French refers to a radio or television announcer or newsreader — not a public speaker (orateur) as in English. The feminine form is speakerine (now dated) or simply speaker. As an anglicism, purists prefer présentateur/présentatrice or annonceur, but speaker remains widely used in broadcasting contexts.

Examples

"Le speaker annonce les résultats en direct."

Natural Translation

The announcer reads the results live.

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