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 At rallies and on TV, speakers have portrayed Iran as headed for total victory and denounced those who compromise with the Islamic Republic’s archenemy, the United States. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026 Supporters rallied again Friday outside Portland’s Moda Center, where trans activists interrupted speakers, cursed at reporters and confronted attendees. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 According to witnesses, shortly before the attack, speakers at the rally said ensuring security and eliminating militancy were the state’s responsibility. — Riaz Khan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026 According to witnesses, shortly before the attack, speakers at the rally said that ensuring security and eliminating militancy were the state’s responsibility. — CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for speaker

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Noun

The legislation also effectively prevents the county’s new members — the incoming chairperson, along with either three or four new commissioners who will take office in January — from sitting on the group next year.

— Reed Williams, AJC.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Chadema deputy chairperson John Heche said the officials were arrested over planned protests this month that failed to materialize because of a heavy police presence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026

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Just after midnight on Sunday morning, the Old Trails fire has already burned over 3,000 acres and is threatening up to 5,000 structures, Washington Department of Natural Resources spokesperson Jessica Walston told CNN.

— Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
The blaze sent a plume of smoke billowing over the region, and as of the evening almost 4 square miles (10 square kilometers) of terrain had been burned, said Courtney James, spokesperson for the Washington State Department of Natural Resources.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of spokesperson

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Hosted by Harvard Business School senior lecturer Reza Satchu, the show features intimate conversations with some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs, including Reese Witherspoon, Kevin O’Leary, Galen Weston, and more.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 30 July 2026
Urania Chiu, a lecturer in law at Oxford Brookes University in England, said clear comparisons between Hong Kong and Macao are difficult because Au is the first person arrested under the casino city's security law.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026

Definition of lecturer

Noun

Evidently, some of it was pretty heated, with dozens of replies removed by moderators.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 July 2026
Once the film concluded, Nahmias and Markle joined moderator Jessica Radloff to speak about the ins and outs of the film, and what Cookie Queens means.

— Naomi Jeffries, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2026

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An 11-year-old boy has been missing since Sunday morning east of downtown Kansas City, and police asked for help finding him, according to a police spokesman.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026
Bilal Faizi, a spokesman for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial emergency service, said the attacker struck dozens of people who were chanting antimilitant slogans and demanding peace.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of spokesman

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Thomas will report to the Braves on Tuesday while Falter will begin his Braves’ tenure with Triple-A Gwinnett, Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos said Saturday.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Lynsi Snyder, In-N-Out's president, said in a statement posted on social media that an employee was shot and killed.

— Vanessa Navarrete, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of president

Noun

Shah notes that much of the criticism of SpaceX’s governance structure centers on the CEO and chairman roles being handled by one person.

— Alastair Marsh, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
Yat Siu, executive chairman of Animoca Brands, said on the On The Margin podcast that the original idea was ownership, not speculation.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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