elocutionistn.
/ɛləˈkjuːʃənɪst/ One who practises the art of elocution; a proficient in the art of elocution.
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the mind > language > speech > speech-making > [noun] > one who makes a speech or speeches
ditera1387
fair speakera1398
speakerc1400
pronouncer?a1425
orator?a1439
oratrice1565
oratress1587
rhetor1588
oratrix?1592
tongue-man1594
tonguesman1596
public speaker1646
holder-forth1661
tub-minister1662
spokesman1663
addresser1665
tub-drubbera1704
speech-maker1710
speecher1762
orationer1765
speechifiera1777
mob-orator1814
perorator1827
elocutionist1847
tub-orator1849
spokester1850
patterer1851
platformer1851
oratist1860
stem-winder1875
addressor1897
pep talker1925
1847 in J. Craig New Universal Dict.
1860 Daily News 17 Dec. Mr. Bengough is a good elocutionist.
1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. xiv. 283 The..variations of tone which the skilled elocutionist uses.
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