explainer

noun

ex·plain·er ik-ˈsplā-nər

plural explainers

: a person or thing that explains something: such as

: a person who makes something understandable

Modern day presidents must be good explainers of a complex world …—

Jonathan Alter et al.

: an article, podcast, graphic, etc., that explains something complex or not widely understood : an in-depth treatment of a topic

Each half-hour episode contained a big explainer of a complicated issue. The list of topics sounds like the arcane scraps from the cutting-room floor of most newsrooms—the amount of hidden sugar in food, civil forfeiture, the false hopes of lotteries, the failure of the American government to safeguard people who served as interpreters in Iraq and Afghanistan.—

David Carr

Inside, the issue contains a long explainer piece on how the subprime mess came to be and how it wreaked havoc on Citi, Wall Street and especially Merrill.—

Yvette Kantrow

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Another common mistake is neglecting the explainer video production quality. —

James Bryant, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 Popular on Variety The union released the full terms of the contract last week, along with an explainer on why the AI provisions were not more robust. —

Gene Maddaus, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024 Get our best explainers on everything from money to entertainment to what everyone is talking about online. —

Allie Volpe, Vox, 2 Dec. 2024 Hammond has written and edited explainers on a number of health and wellness topics, including racial disparities in HIV treatment, the metabolic benefits of cold exposure, how the flu shot works, and solutions for seasonal dermatology woes. —

Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for explainer