spokesman

noun

spokes·​man ˈspōks-mən How to pronounce spokesman (audio)
: a person who speaks as the representative of another or others often in a professional capacity
spokesmanship noun

Examples of spokesman in a Sentence

A White House spokesman answered questions from the reporters. a spokesman for the cattle industry
Recent Examples on the Web David Smith, a spokesman for the Placer County Sheriff’s Office. Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024 Greggory Bennett, 39, was riding the scooter westbound on West 91st Street from Metcalf Avenue, when an eastbound vehicle hit him while turning left into a parking lot, according to Officer John Lacy, a spokesman for the Overland Park Police Department. Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024 Trump has always delighted in belittling opponents—Lyin’ Ted, Liddle Marco, Crooked Hillary, Sleepy Joe—and Cheung, a former spokesman for the mixed-martial-arts franchise, Ultimate Fighting Championship, is a virtuoso at mimicking his boss, voicing all manner of innuendo and humiliating barbs. Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024 Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, declined to comment on the photos in a press briefing Monday. Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024 Anwar Hussein On March 20, a spokesman for the Information Commissioner’s Office—a U.K. watchdog agency for data protection issues—announced public news about something extremely private. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2024 Just one day before his body was discovered, police spokesman Don Aaron said boats equipped with sonar were in the water searching for Strain. USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024 The fight between Ethan Crumbley, 17, and another 17-year-old happened Tuesday in a unit where incarcerated youths under the age of 18 are housed, MDOC spokesman Kyle Kaminski said. Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2024 The Pentagon dispatched four Army vessels to the Eastern Mediterranean to set up a temporary pier on Gaza’s coast that can receive aid supplies, Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, a spokesman, told reporters Tuesday. Andrew jeong, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

probably irregular from spoke, obsolete past participle of speak

First Known Use

1537, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of spokesman was in 1537

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Cite this Entry

“Spokesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spokesman. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

spokesman

noun
spokes·​man ˈspōk-smən How to pronounce spokesman (audio)
: a person who speaks for another or for a group

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