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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
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of speaker
The Democrat was first elected in 2005 and served as Minnesota’s House speaker before her death in June.
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Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Guest speaker Cutter Clotfelter, a third generation member of one of the founding families of Rancho Santa Fe, and president of the Rancho Santa Fe Historical Society, shared stories of Rancho Santa Fe at the event.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
While there isn’t a high percentage of Spanish speakers in Prairie Village, the diversity committee wanted to demonstrate interest to the Secretary of State.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The interior is minimalist with seating at a counter and a long bar bookended by huge wood-veneer speakers.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
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Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Guest speaker Cutter Clotfelter, a third generation member of one of the founding families of Rancho Santa Fe, and president of the Rancho Santa Fe Historical Society, shared stories of Rancho Santa Fe at the event.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
While there isn’t a high percentage of Spanish speakers in Prairie Village, the diversity committee wanted to demonstrate interest to the Secretary of State.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The interior is minimalist with seating at a counter and a long bar bookended by huge wood-veneer speakers.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speaker
Noun
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An act of legislation created it, the Fed chairperson and other members of the board have to show up for congressional hearings, which turn into partisan grillings.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Cash aid from table banking Justine Obura, the chairperson of the No Sex For Fish Group, says the group members are trying to support each other.—
Viola Kosome,
NPR,
28 Aug. 2025
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The shooter fired from a campus building about 200 yards away, a spokesperson for the university confirmed to CNN.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Retailing for 139 Swiss francs ($174) and launched on Wednesday, the watch is intended as a limited edition product, a company spokesperson told CNBC.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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Fall foliage appears when leaves change from green to yellow, orange, and red, then falls from the trees, said Brandon Fuller, a doctoral candidate and lecturer in the biology department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC).—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The festival is the brainchild of UNC Charlotte lecturer and Oz expert Dina Schiff Massachi.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
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That means the onus will be on the Face the Nation moderator to call out, in real time, false claims or unproven allegations.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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James Austin Johnson of Saturday Night Live will serve as the night’s MC and moderator.—
Michele Amabile Angermiller,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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Between September 5 and 8, five high-rise buildings were bombed, according to Mahmoud Basal, Gaza’s Civil Defense spokesman.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Independence police officers found a man dead from a gunshot wound after a home explosion in west Independence Thursday, a police department spokesman said.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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Taiwanese policy experts fear that this lack of access to the president will make renegotiating the tariffs impossible.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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No president has sought to fire a Fed governor before.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
10 Sep. 2025
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Ellison, 81, who co-founded Oracle and is now chairman and chief technology officer, has the bulk of his net worth tied up in the database software company.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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Both sons got prime jobs, with James named the CEO at Fox and Lachlan as co-chairman.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Speaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speaker. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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