How do you pronounce "narrator"?

In American English: /ˈnɛreɪtɝ/ (NEHR-ayt-ur). In British English: /nəɹˈeɪtə/ (nuhr-AYT-uh). In Canadian English: /ˈnɛreɪtɝ/ (NEHR-ayt-ur). In Australian English: /nɐɹˈeɪtə/ (NⱯR-ayt).

Is "narrator" pronounced differently in American and British English?

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /ˈnɛreɪtɝ/ (NEHR-ayt-ur), while in British English it's /nəɹˈeɪtə/ (nuhr-AYT-uh).

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narrator

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/ˈnɛreɪtɝ/

NEHR-ayt-ur

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nɛrnar·eɪtra·ɝtor

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