Thesaurus results for SPEAKER

speaker

noun

ˈspē-kər

Definition of speaker

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 Before being elected to Congress in 2010, Rivera was a high-ranking Florida legislator and shared a Tallahassee home with Rubio, who eventually became the Florida House speaker. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 Next, save 30% on the JBL Grip Bluetooth speaker for rugged outdoor sound. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026 Alex Vasquez, the owner of Rhino Realty Property Management and Rhino Realty B&B, is an entrepreneur, investor, advisor, author and speaker. — Alex Vasquez, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Now Patterson is a breast cancer advocate and a speaker who shares her story on Instagram (@aisha_patterson). — Aisha Patterson, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for speaker

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Noun

The announcement — which was reported by local media and confirmed by Dubai sources — was made on Thursday by Mona Ghanem Al Marri, vice chairperson and managing director of the Dubai Media Council, during the Arab Media Summit.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
Abednego Akok Kacuol was fired from his position as chairperson of the National Elections Commission without a reason being given publicly by Kiir.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

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Asked about the intelligence report several days earlier, Afghan government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid rejected its claims and said Afghan authorities prohibit activities directed against Pakistan.

— MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
In a statement, BSO spokesperson Veda Coleman-Wright said district deputies, K-9 and aviation units responded Tuesday to a report of an armed robbery in progress.

— Abby Dodge, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of spokesperson

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Elizabeth Shackelford is a foreign affairs columnist for the Chicago Tribune and a lecturer with the Dickey Center at Dartmouth College.

— Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
Investigators will likely explore the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder first, Marco Chan, a senior lecturer in aviation operations at London’s Kingston University, told CNN.

— Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of lecturer

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Deadline moderator Andreas Wiseman asked whether the pact felt like a risk.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
Put a curious moderator shoulder-to-shoulder with a decision-maker actively working through their own experience with your brand or with a competitor’s offering.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of moderator

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Thailand's Ministry of Information and a spokesman for the Cambodian government did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

— Shibani Mahtani, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki said that the strike on the Taibah distribution station knocked one transformer out of service but left the wider grid intact.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of spokesman

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Republicans have expressed growing pessimism about their chances in the election, which will determine control of Congress, as the president has repeatedly dismissed concerns about high costs and gas prices as his unpopular war in Iran drags on.

— MICHELLE L. PRICE, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
The president of the United States said [in September] that nobody should buy Bombardier jets any more.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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