DictionaryRoot: narrare
Latin
narrare
to tell, recount, explain
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noun
narrator
NAIR-ay-ter/ˈnæreɪtər/
A person or voice that tells a story or describes events.
Etymology
The ending identifies whoever performs the telling. Since narrare literally meant “to make acquainted with,” a narrator is the person or story-voice that makes an audience acquainted with events.