noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/pɹɪˈzɛntə(ɹ)/
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rhymes with -ɛntə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:P R EH1 Z AH0 N T ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:P R IY0 Z EH1 N T ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Someone who presents a broadcast programme; a compere or master of ceremonies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: broadcasting, media, radio, television
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Someone who presents a thing or person to someone else.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A small handheld device used to remotely control a computerised slide show.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
someone who presents a message of some sort (as a petition or an address or a check or a memorial etc.)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: communicator
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English presend English -t English present Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English presenter From present + -er.
Across languages
Translations
75 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
aanbieder
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Azerbaijani:
aparıcı
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Bashkir:
алып барыусы
(alıp barıwsı)
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Breton:
kinniger
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Breton:
kinnigerez
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Bulgarian:
водещ
(vodešt)
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Catalan:
presentador
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Dutch:
presentator
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Dutch:
presentatrice
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Esperanto:
prezentisto
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Esperanto:
parolisto
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
French:
présentateur
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
French:
présentatrice
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
German:
Moderator
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
German:
Moderatorin
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
German:
Ansager
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
German:
Conférencier
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Hindi:
प्रदर्शक
(pradarśak)
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Hindi:
प्रस्तुतकर्ता
(prastutkartā)
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Hungarian:
műsorvezető
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Hungarian:
konferanszié
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Hungarian:
házigazda
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Icelandic:
kynnir
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Indonesian:
presenter
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Indonesian:
pewara
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Indonesian:
pembawa acara
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Indonesian:
pranatacara
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Irish:
láithreoir
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Italian:
presentatore
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Macedonian:
во́дител
(vóditel)
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Macedonian:
води́телка
(vodítelka)
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Malayalam:
അവതാരകൻ
(avatārakaṉ)
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Māori:
kaiwhakataki
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Marathi:
प्रस्तुतकर्ता
(prastutkartā)
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Marathi:
सादरकर्ता
(sādarkartā)
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Norman:
annonceux
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Polish:
prezenter
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Polish:
prezenterka
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Polish:
prowadzący
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Polish:
prowadząca
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Portuguese:
apresentador
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Portuguese:
apresentadora
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Romanian:
prezentator
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Romanian:
prezentatoare
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Russian:
веду́щий
(vedúščij)
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Russian:
веду́щая
(vedúščaja)
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Scottish Gaelic:
neach-lìbhrigidh
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Spanish:
presentador
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Spanish:
presentadora
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Swedish:
programledare
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Turkish:
sunucu
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Turkish:
takdimci
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Ukrainian:
веду́чий
(vedúčyj)
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Ukrainian:
веду́ча
(vedúča)
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Welsh:
cyflwynydd
— someone who presents a broadcast programme
Esperanto:
prezentanto
— someone who presents a thing or person
German:
Präsentator
— someone who presents a thing or person
German:
Präsentatorin
— someone who presents a thing or person
German:
Anbieter
— someone who presents a thing or person
German:
Vorführer
— someone who presents a thing or person
Hindi:
प्रस्तुतकर्ता
(prastutkartā)
— someone who presents a thing or person
Indonesian:
presenter
— someone who presents a thing or person
Macedonian:
претста́вител
(pretstávitel)
— someone who presents a thing or person
Macedonian:
претстави́телка
(pretstavítelka)
— someone who presents a thing or person
Miami:
aacimona
— someone who presents a thing or person
Polish:
prezenter
— someone who presents a thing or person
Polish:
prezenterka
— someone who presents a thing or person
Romanian:
prezentator
— someone who presents a thing or person
Romanian:
prezentatoare
— someone who presents a thing or person
Russian:
представи́тель
(predstavítelʹ)
— someone who presents a thing or person
Russian:
представи́тельница
(predstavítelʹnica)
— someone who presents a thing or person
Turkish:
tanıtıcı
— someone who presents a thing or person
German:
Fernbedienung
— computing: Device for remote control
Turkish:
uzaktan kumanda
— computing: Device for remote control
German:
Präsentator
— software: GUI software part that assumes the functionality of the "middle-man"
