pronouncer


pro·nounce

P0595700 (prə-nouns′)v. pro·nounced, pro·nounc·ing, pro·nounc·es v.tr.1. a. To use the organs of speech to make heard (a word or speech sound); utter.b. To say clearly, correctly, or in a given manner: learning to pronounce French; pronounced my name wrong.2. To represent (a word) in phonetic symbols.3. To declare officially or formally: pronounced the legislature to be in session; was pronounced dead on arrival.v.intr.1. To say words; speak.2. To declare one's opinion; make a pronouncement: pronouncing on the issues of the day.
[Middle English pronouncen, from Old French prononcier, from Latin prōnūntiāre : prō-, forth; see pro-1 + nūntiāre, to announce (from nūntius, messenger; see neu- in Indo-European roots).]
pro·nounce′a·ble adj.pro·nounc′er n.