Definition

Noun: 1. A person who tells a story: The narrator is the voice that recounts the events, characters, and details of a story to an audience. This can be a character within the story or an external, unseen voice. 2. A person who provides commentary or describes events: In non-fiction contexts, such as documentaries or news reports, a narrator is the person who explains or describes what is happening.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The novel's narrator is a young boy recalling his childhood.
  • A calm narrator described the scenes in the nature documentary.
  • She was the narrator for the audio version of the book.

Advanced Usage

• Unreliable narrator: A narrator whose credibility is compromised, often used as a literary device.
  • The story is told from the perspective of an unreliable narrator, making the truth difficult to discern.
• Omniscient narrator: A narrator who knows all the thoughts, feelings, and events in a story.
  • The omniscient narrator provided insights into every character's mind.

Variants and Related Words

• Narrate (verb): To tell a story or describe a series of events.
  • He will narrate his travel experiences.
• Narration (noun): The act or process of telling a story; the commentary itself.
  • Her narration of the historical events was captivating.
• Narrative (noun): A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
  • The book presents a compelling narrative of survival.

Synonyms

• Storyteller: A person who tells stories.
• Raconteur: A person who tells anecdotes or stories in a skillful and amusing way.
• Commentator: A person who describes an event as it happens, especially on television or radio.

Related Phrases

• First-person narrator: A narrator who is a character in the story and uses pronouns like "I" and "we".
  • The use of a first-person narrator creates a sense of intimacy.
• Third-person narrator: A narrator who is not a character in the story and refers to characters as "he", "she", or "they".
  • The third-person narrator provided an objective view of the conflict.

Noun

1. someone who tells a story