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单词 speaker
释义

speaker

noun

speak·​er ˈspē-kər How to pronounce speaker (audio)
1
a
: one that speaks
especially : one who uses a language
native speakers of French
b
: one who makes a public speech
c
: one who acts as a spokesperson
2
: the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly
Speaker of the House of Representatives
3
: loudspeaker
speakership
ˈspē-kər-ˌship How to pronounce speaker (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • chair
  • chairman
  • chairperson
  • moderator
  • president
  • presider
  • prolocutor
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Example Sentences

I disagree with the last speaker. He is an excellent public speaker.
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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

speaker

noun

speak·​er ˈspē-kər How to pronounce speaker (audio)
1
: a person who speaks
2
: a person who conducts a meeting
3
: loudspeaker

Legal Definition

speaker

noun

speak·​er
often capitalized
: the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly
Speaker of the House

speaker

noun

1
as in chairperson
a person in charge of a meeting the speaker announced that it was time for the club to move on to another matter

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • chairperson
  • president
  • moderator
  • chairman
  • presider
  • prolocutor
  • chair
  • chairwoman
  • cochair
  • cochairman
  • cochairperson
  • copresident
  • cochairwoman
2
as in spokesperson
a person who speaks for another or for a group unofficially chose a speaker to broach the subject with the supervisor of the department

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • spokesperson
  • spokesman
  • mouthpiece
  • ambassador
  • prophet
  • point man
  • communicator
  • promoter
  • point person
  • mouth
  • representative
  • talker
  • delegate
  • front
  • shill
  • sayer
  • spokeswoman
  • envoy
  • emissary
  • spokesmodel
  • agent
3
as in lecturer
a person who makes usually formal public speeches the after-dinner speaker was a career diplomat who regaled us with humorous anecdotes from his travels abroad

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • lecturer
  • orator
  • rhetorician
  • spellbinder
  • declaimer
  • spieler
  • spouter
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