public speaker
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈpʌblɪk ˈspiːkər/
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- I am not a public speaker, but I do a lot of public speaking.
- becoming a public speaker
I am not a public speaker, but I do a lot of public speaking.
- I am not a public speaker, but I do a lot of public speaking.
- Patricia, what does it take to be a public speaker?
- Like if you're a shy person, how to be a public speaker?
- She's a practicing psychiatrist, author and public speaker.
- He is a very prolific public speaker, has written a lot of things for Stoicism today.
- The best comedians, the best public speakers, the people who have the greatest stories are not the spontaneous people.
- How do you that's a big shift from warrior to public speaker.
- He was not, you know, he was not a good speaker, public speaker, notorious read, read speeches.
- And I'm and I'm not a very nervous public speaker.
- I have everything up there as far as my story to my journey as a public speaker.
Examples
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I had no idea you were such an excellent public speaker, Thompson.
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Yes, we're aware of his limitations as a public speaker, not to mention as a political philosopher.
Blog text (12) -
I really was a pretty fair public speaker.
Fiction book (1997) -
I'm sort of a good public speaker.
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I also have gained experience as a public speaker on a variety of topics.
Blog text (17) -
Boys surveyed focused on determining career plans, developing better study skills, and becoming better public speakers.
Academic text (2003) -
Ryan is an experienced public speaker who has been on the campaign trail honing his skills.
Blog text (29) -
Carl D. Britton, Jr. is an author, public speaker, and the President of In Their Face Marketing.
Blog text (25) -
So please help me in welcoming the man known as the Iron Cowboy, the incredible public speaker and coach and the author of the Iron Cowboy Redefine Impossible.
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The president is one of the most effective public speakers of our time.
Synonyms
478
2.1
A person who gives a talk to an audience
69
2.1
A person who speaks a lot, often in public
42
3.1
A person who gives talks to students at a college or university
23
2.7
A person who hosts a TV or radio show and introduces guests
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6.8
A person who gives formal speeches and speaks well in public
1
8.9
A person who gives speeches that try to convince people
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4.4
A person who gives a speech to an audience
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8.8
A person who speaks or trains people to speak clearly in public
A person who gives a formal speech to an audience
A person who speaks to an audience
A person who speaks or performs aloud in public
A person who gives long formal talks in a proud, showy way
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who gives speeches in public' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'public' (open/nonprivate) with 'speaker' (one who addresses an audience); a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the compound meaning. This adjective+noun compositional pattern is common in English and across many languages, so the phrase is predictable and easily understood from its parts.
Etymology
The phrase public speaker comes from a simple image: someone who stands before the public and uses their voice, so speaker is the person who speaks. That's why it means 'a person who gives speeches to an audience'.