voiceover

UK/ˈvɔɪsəʊvə/US/ˈvɔɪsoʊvɚ/

nounB2Very rare — outside the 30,000 commonest English words, so you will meet it in writing rather than in speechleans spoken

Other forms: voiceovers

A voiceover is a speaker heard over pictures, without appearing. Record a voiceover.

It is a trade of its own, and a few voices are recognised by millions who cannot name them. A voiceover in a film often means the script did not trust the pictures.

Definitions of voiceover

1nounvoiceoverA speaker heard over pictures, without appearing.B2
“The voiceover explained what everybody could already see.”

voiceover is a recording.

Where it comes from

voice-over comes from voice + over.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in News & Communication

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voiceover in the wild

Eric Schermerhorn is an American guitarist, composer, and voiceover artist.
Eric Schermerhorn
As a voiceover artist, he has had minor roles in Family Guy and American Dad!.
Eric Schermerhorn
Kiff VandenHeuvel (born Christopher Jon VandenHeuvel) is an American actor, director and teacher of both improvisational comedy and voiceover.
Kiff VandenHeuvel
The concert with Mellencamp's voiceover, which was available on Netflix beginning February 1, 2018, captures Mellencamp's performing live at Chicago Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
Plain Spoken: From the Chicago Theatre
The video release features an optional improvised voiceover by Mellencamp where the singer comments about his life and his creative process among other subjects.
Plain Spoken: From the Chicago Theatre

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