narrator
gb/nˈɛɹeɪtɚ/ us/nˈɛɹeɪtɚ/
B2
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
~ 5300
ਅਰਥ
0 ਅਰਥ
ਨਾਂਵ
B2
entity
1
Person or voice telling a story
The person or voice that tells the story in a book, movie, or other show.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
the/a narrator of [a book/film/story]
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes use "narrator" to mean any person speaking in real life, for example in a normal conversation or a class presentation. In everyday situations, "speaker" or "presenter" is more natural. Another common confusion is between "author" and "narrator": the author writes the book, while the narrator is the voice that tells the story inside the book or film and may be a character.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
storyteller (More general and often suggests live or oral telling, not specifically tied to books or films.)
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voice-over (Used especially in film and video for the recorded voice that explains or comments on the images.)
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commentator (Common for sports or news; describes events but usually in real time, not in a fictional story.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
listener (Focuses on the person who receives the story, the opposite role of the one who tells it.)
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audience (Refers collectively to the people watching or listening, not the one speaking.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
the narrator of the story
|film narrator
|off-screen narrator
|narrator's voice
|voice-over narrator
|story narrator
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
literature
|media
|storytelling
|arts_entertainment
|communication
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The narrator describes the town in rich, poetic detail.
- In the documentary, the narrator explains the science behind the experiment.
- The film uses a child narrator to make the story feel more personal.
- As the chapter begins, the narrator shifts from the past to the present.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The narrator tells us what happens in the book.
- At the start of the movie, the narrator speaks about the city.
- The narrator has a deep, calm voice.
- The narrator of the story is an old man.
ਨਾਂਵ
literary
C1
entity
2
Narrative voice as a literary device
The special voice or "person" inside a story that tells us what happens, which is not always the same as the real writer.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
an [adjective] narrator in [a novel/story]
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners often think the narrator always equals the author. In many literary discussions, "narrator" is treated as a separate voice or character, even in first-person stories. Another confusion is between the narrator and the main character: the narrator may be a side character or even unnamed, and in some texts there may be more than one narrator.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
narrative voice (Highlights the stylistic and tonal qualities of the narrator as a literary device.)
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narrative persona (Stresses that the narrator is a created "person" or mask used by the author.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
author (Refers to the real person who writes the work, contrasted with the constructed narrative voice inside the text.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
unreliable narrator
|first-person narrator
|third-person narrator
|omniscient narrator
|narrator's perspective
|narrator's point of view
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
literature
|education
|storytelling
|arts_entertainment
|communication
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The novel's unreliable narrator forces the reader to question every event.
- By choosing a child narrator, the author creates a sense of innocence and confusion.
- The first-person narrator never reveals his real name, which adds mystery.
- An omniscient narrator allows the story to move smoothly between characters' inner thoughts.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- In this book, the narrator is not the author.
- The narrator in the story may lie to the reader.
- The teacher asked us if we trust the narrator.
- This story uses a first-person narrator who says "I".
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ
first-person narrator
1/fˈɚst pˈɚsən nˈɛɹeɪtɚ/
fixed phrase
Narrator who speaks as “I”
A narrator who tells the story using "I" or "we" and is a character in the story.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The novel uses a first-person narrator to create intimacy.
- With a first-person narrator, the reader only knows what that character knows.
- The teacher asked us to rewrite the scene with a first-person narrator.
omniscient narrator
1/ɑmnˈɪʃənt nˈɛɹeɪtɚ/
fixed phrase
All-knowing third-person narrator
A third-person narrator who knows everything in the story, including all characters' thoughts and secret actions.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- An omniscient narrator can explain the history of the entire world in a few paragraphs.
- The novel begins with an omniscient narrator but later narrows to one character's mind.
- Writers today often avoid an omniscient narrator to create a more limited, realistic view.
third-person narrator
1/θˈɚd pˈɚsən nˈɛɹeɪtɚ/
fixed phrase
Outside narrator using “he/she/they”
A narrator who is not a character in the story and talks about the characters using "he", "she", or "they".
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- Most classic novels are told by a third-person narrator.
- A third-person narrator can move quickly between different places and characters.
- The story shifts from a first-person to a third-person narrator in the final chapter.
unreliable narrator
1/ˌʌnɹɪlˈaɪəbəl nˈɛɹeɪtɚ/
fixed phrase
Narrator who cannot be trusted
A narrator who does not tell the story in a fully true or clear way, so the reader cannot fully trust what they say.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The twist ending reveals that the book has an unreliable narrator.
- An unreliable narrator makes the reader work harder to find the real story.
- Film critics praised the use of an unreliable narrator to create suspense.
unreliable narrator
1/ˌʌnɹɪlˈaɪəbəl nˈɛɹeɪtɚ/
fixed phrase
storyteller you cannot fully trust
A narrator who may not tell the truth or may be wrong.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The novel uses an unreliable narrator, so the reader has to question every detail.
- Halfway through the film, you realize the narrator has been unreliable all along.
voice-over narrator
1/vˈɔɪs ˈoʊvɚ nˈɛɹeɪtɚ/
fixed phrase
Narrator speaking over images
A person whose voice we hear explaining or telling a story while we watch pictures in a film or video.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The documentary relies on a voice-over narrator to connect the interviews.
- A voice-over narrator introduces each chapter of the series.
- They hired a famous actor to be the voice-over narrator for the commercial.