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narrator

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nar·rate  (nrt, n-rt)
v. nar·rat·ed, nar·rat·ing, nar·rates
v.tr.
1. To tell (a story, for example) in speech or writing or by means of images.
2. To give an account of (events, for example). See Synonyms at describe.
v.intr.
1. To give an account or description.
2. To supply a running commentary for a movie or performance.

[Latin narrre, narrt-, from gnrus, knowing; see gn- in Indo-European roots.]

narrat·a·bili·ty n.
narrat·a·ble adj.
narrator, narrater n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.narratornarrator - someone who tells a story
anecdotist, raconteur - a person skilled in telling anecdotes
fabulist - a person who tells or invents fables
griot - a storyteller in West Africa; perpetuates the oral traditions of a family or village
speaker, talker, verbaliser, verbalizer, utterer - someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims"

narrator
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Spanish narrator [nəˈreɪtəʳ] nnarrador(a) m/f
French narrator [nəˈreɪtəʳ] nnarrateur/trice
German narrator [nəˈreɪtəʳ] narrate nErzähler(in) m(f);
(in film etc) → Kommentator(in) m(f)

Italian narrator [nəˈreɪtəʳ] nnarratore/trice

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"No," the unfortunate narrator explained - "with a small part of what I had.
If we go by mere facts then the subject is Falk's attempt to get married; in which the narrator of the tale finds himself unexpectedly involved both on its ruthless and its delicate side.
Our dazzling narrator persuaded his hearers that, after this trip, many others still more wonderful would be undertaken.
 
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