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# presenter

«presenter» in Mova's school dictionary: **a person who introduces and hosts a TV or radio…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presenter/#m1)

2) A presenter is anyone who gives a talk or presentation to a group. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presenter/#m2)

3) (awards) The presenter of a prize is the person who hands it over. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presenter/#m3)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presenter/#x1)
- The weather presenter warned us about snow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presenter/#x2)
- Each group chose a presenter to speak to the class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presenter/#x3)
- A good presenter looks at the audience, not the floor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presenter/#x4)
- The presenter of the award shook my hand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presenter/#x5)
- She wants to be a nature presenter like David Attenborough. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presenter/#x6)
- The radio presenter played my song request. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presenter/#x7)

### 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".](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/53-breakfast-and-chat-shows-celebrity-gossip-on-the-sofa/4/)
- [Breakfast-show presenters are paid professionals working from a running order and an earpiece; the friendly chat is planned.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/53-breakfast-and-chat-shows-celebrity-gossip-on-the-sofa/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «presenter» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/presenter/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.