Meaning & use
narrator
A person who tells or reads aloud the story or events in a book, film, or performance.
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The narrator's calm voice guided listeners through the documentary's tragic history.
In the novel, an unreliable narrator makes readers question every detail of the plot.
A note on using this word
A narrator can be a character within the story or an outside voice describing events from a distance.
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