An-nŭn'ci-ā'tor, n.

(-shĭ-ā'tur), n. [Lat. annunciator.] 1. One who announces; specifically, an officer in the church of Constantinople, whose business was to inform the people of the festivals which were to be celebrated. 2. A machine connected by wires with the rooms in a hotel to ring a gong or bell, and designate the number of the room from which it was rung.