1. a person who tells a story or gives an account of events
2. the voice or character that tells the story in a book, movie, or other work
Usage: literary

Examples

• The documentary had a calm, authoritative narrator.
• She worked as a narrator for audiobooks.
• The story is told from the perspective of an unreliable narrator.
• Morgan Freeman is a popular choice as a narrator for nature films.
• The narrator’s voice guided us through the museum exhibit.
• In this novel, the narrator is also the main character.
• The narrator paused dramatically before revealing the ending.