/nəˈreɪtə/
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Translation
The person who tells the story in a book, a film, or a play.
Word origin
From Latin narrare, meaning to tell.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- narrare
- English cognates
- narrate, narrative
Grammar
Gender
Pluralnarrators
Examples
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"Narrator" is the person telling the story.
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The narrator can be someone inside the story.
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In a film the narrator is often only a voice.
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