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narrator

/nəˈreɪtə(r)/noun

उच्चारण नरेटर

कथावाचक, सूत्रधार, वर्णनकर्ता

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a person who tells a story, especially in a book, play or film

    कथावाचक, सूत्रधार, वर्णनकर्ता

    • The narrator of the novel is a young girl from a village in Punjab.
    • an unreliable narrator
    • The narrator tells the whole story in the first person.
    + 2 more examples
    • Mohan's character in the novel is also its narrator.
    • The narrator never reveals his own name in the book.

    Synonyms storyteller teller chronicler raconteur

  2. 2

    [C]

    a person who describes events in a film or programme on television or radio, but does not appear on the screen

    (फ़िल्म, कार्यक्रम में) उद्घोषक, कमेंटेटर, नैरेटर

    • Amitabh Bachchan was the narrator of the film.
    • The narrator of the documentary spoke slowly and clearly.
    • The narrator explained the life cycle of the butterfly in the documentary.
    + 2 more examples
    • A famous voice artist worked as the narrator of the series.
    • We never see the narrator, but his deep voice guides the film.

    Synonyms voice-over commentator presenter

◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

Narrator ends in -or (not 'narrater').

Narrator के अंत में -or आता है ('narrater' गलत है)।

§Grammar and usage

In a story told by a first-person narrator, the narrator uses 'I', while a third-person narrator uses 'he', 'she' and 'they'.

First-person narrator वाली कहानी में narrator 'I' का प्रयोग करता है, जबकि third-person narrator 'he', 'she' और 'they' का प्रयोग करता है।