presenter
part of speech
noun (a presenter, presenters)
meaning for a pupil
1) A presenter is a person who introduces and hosts a TV or radio programme, or talks to the audience on a show. tree →
2) A presenter is anyone who gives a talk or presentation to a group. tree →
3) (awards) The presenter of a prize is the person who hands it over. tree →
sense in the lessons
In media lessons it names the person on screen who talks to viewers, such as a news presenter or a children's TV presenter. In school, the pupil giving a talk is the presenter, and good presenters speak clearly and look at the audience. Phrases: «TV presenter», «news presenter», «weather presenter», «guest presenter».
examples
- The TV presenter smiled and said, «Welcome back!» tree →
- The weather presenter warned us about snow. tree →
- Each group chose a presenter to speak to the class. tree →
- A good presenter looks at the audience, not the floor. tree →
- The presenter of the award shook my hand. tree →
- She wants to be a nature presenter like David Attenborough. tree →
- The radio presenter played my song request. tree →
note
Countable: a presenter, presenters. In the US a TV presenter is often called a «host» or «anchor» (for news). Verb: present (stress on «-SENT»); noun «a present» (a gift) has stress on «PRES-».
In the corpora
- The presenter giggles about a singer's "secret heartbreak".
- Breakfast-show presenters are paid professionals working from a running order and an earpiece; the friendly chat is planned.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «presenter» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.