explainer
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Noun[edit]
explainer (plural explainers)
- Agent noun of explain; one who explains.
- 2006, Owen Hargie, The Handbook of Communication Skills, page 200:
- To be a skilled explainer, one has also to take account of the explainees, and their social and cultural backgrounds, motivations, linguistic ability, and previous knowledge – and plan accordingly before embarking upon the explanation.
- (chiefly journalism) A guide that explains a topic.
- video explainer
- Confused by the Olympics? Here's an explainer.
- 2021 December 13, Alexandra Topping, “Skewering No 10 over Christmas parties has made Ros Atkins a BBC star”, in The Guardian[1], retrieved 2022-09-14:
- In a series of short explainers, the BBC News Channel’s Outside Source presenter has repeatedly skewered the Boris Johnson administration, while never coming within striking distance of seeming to have an opinion.