EXPLAINER Definition & Meaning

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Phonetic (Standard)IPA

a person, document, video, etc., that explains something (often used attributively):
an explainer article that gives the reader background information about a news story.

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First recorded in 1575–1600; explain ( def ) + -er ¹( def )

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I didn't want to do too much research into the shows but I did ask my parents, who are soap fans, to give me a bit of an explainer of who's who.

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EXPLAINER: Why is Trump threatening tariffs?

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An explainer on its website says a company must meet several conditions before it can be determined to have "strategic market status".

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I’m a Canadian who read this and have a specific, particular, and unnecessary quibble with your explainer.

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Suddenly, the NCU became little more than explainer articles and chatter about its increasingly ludicrous plots and even more ludicrous wigs.

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