speaker
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈspiːkər/
:
hablante
- As the main speaker at the event, he shared valuable insights on climate change.
- English speakers
- native speaker
- a guest speaker
You don't even seem like you're a good speaker, right?
- You don't even seem like you're a good speaker, right?
- I'm going to start by introducing our first speaker, Bill Kristol.
- And all these motivational speakers are just posers.
- Now I'd like to introduce the next speaker, Darren Walker.
- So with that, I'd like to introduce our first speaker, Matt Cagle.
- And then JD Vance was the speaker at Trump's Nazi rally.
- Speaker Paul Ryan, Expert Speaker Paul Ryan.
- I actually why I like to see speakers who can move audiences.
- We have a lot of great speakers lined up.
- Can we thank the three speakers please, Morton, Julia, and.
- So our next speaker is Doctor Shagun Fatumo.
Examples
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So with that, I'd like to introduce our first speaker, Matt Cagle.
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Thus, it is very important for the speaker to try to keep the enunciation natural.
Academic text (2011) -
Some are very good speakers, some not so much.
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I'm a local author and speaker and and philosopher.
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You're a better speaker, a better executive.
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Well, perhaps someone like our keynote speaker here.
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I'm going to start by introducing our first speaker, Bill Kristol.
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So our next speaker is Doctor Shagun Fatumo.
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He's quite the motivational speaker, isn't he?
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Course resources would include interdisciplinary faculty, guest speakers, and working entrepreneurs acting as external mentors.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
123
3.5
A person who speaks for a group or company to the public
73
3.0
A person who presents shows on radio or television
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
21
7.5
A person who hosts an event and introduces speakers or performers
18
3.7
A main speaker at a conference who gives the most important talk
17
6.8
A person who gives formal speeches and speaks well in public
16
6.5
A person who introduces speakers and keeps a formal event running
11
3.2
A person who gives items or announces people at a ceremony
10
3.0
A person who gives speeches to an audience in public
1
8.9
A person who gives speeches that try to convince people
1
7.5
A person who introduces speakers and asks people to raise their glasses at a formal event
1
4.4
A person who gives a speech to an audience
1
5.6
A person who gives the main speech at a conference or event
1
8.8
A person who speaks or trains people to speak clearly in public
A person who gives long formal talks in a proud, showy way
A person who speaks to an audience
A person who gives a formal speech to an audience
A person who speaks or performs aloud in public
A teacher who talks most of the time and does not let students speak
Compounds
- Specialized
A speaker that makes sound by moving a cone attached to a wire coil near a magnet
- Specialized
A device that makes sound by metal changing shape in a magnetic field, often used in underwater devices
- Specialized
A loud speaker on stage that faces performers so they can hear themselves
- Specialized
A small speaker that plays voice announcements from an intercom or public address system
A graduating student with the second highest rank who gives the opening speech at graduation
- Specialized
A device that turns electric signals into loud sound you can hear from far away
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word speaker comes from the old verb speak and the ending -er, which means 'one who'. So a speaker is 'one who speaks', like a person who gives a talk.