1
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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2
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
For that variety extends its gratitude to all of our speakers and all of our attendees.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Luzzatto was one of four speakers during the Colorado Innovates and Competes panel discussing the importance of housing to their projects.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
The heavily caffeinated event, featuring inspirational speakers, a global barista competition, and a cold brew takeover of the Las Vegas Sphere, cost enough to merit a mention in Starbucks’ earnings statement.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The site will include no speaker boxes.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Luzzatto was one of four speakers during the Colorado Innovates and Competes panel discussing the importance of housing to their projects.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
The heavily caffeinated event, featuring inspirational speakers, a global barista competition, and a cold brew takeover of the Las Vegas Sphere, cost enough to merit a mention in Starbucks’ earnings statement.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The site will include no speaker boxes.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speaker
Noun
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Motel Cactus producer Cha Seung-jae would then give Bong full control for his breakthrough cult hit Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000), while Park would later become hugely influential as chairperson of the Korean Film Council (KOFIC).—
Mathew Scott,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
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Wei Yujing, the cofounder and chairperson of Chicjoc, provides further elaboration.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
17 Sep. 2025
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In a statement shared with The Guardian, a spokesperson for Ferguson said the duchess felt compelled to send the email after Epstein allegedly threatened to sue her for defamation over her comments to the Standard.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025
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Alayna Gonzalez, spokesperson for the Kansas City Police Department, told The Star there was no evidence of gunfire at the scene, meaning no shell casings or signs of property damage were found.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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Forty-five years later, Cottrell's story was told on Long Lost Family, with the team discovering that her biological son, Paul Clarke, a university lecturer, was still living in Liverpool and had been married to his partner, Owen, for 20 years.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Saeed Askari, a PhD student at the university, along with Parama Banerjee, PhD, a senior lecturer in the department ofchemical and biological engineering, who led the research, reportedly used heat treatment to turn 3D material into ultra-thin carbon-sheets.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Sep. 2025
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The View moderator Goldberg is an EGOT-winning actress known for roles in Ghost, Sister Act, and The Color Purple.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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In a social media post, moderators promised to keep customers in the loop on plans to reopen.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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One of the six runways at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport was closed for about 45 minutes early Saturday afternoon after reports of a drone sighting around noon (1000 GMT), military police spokesman Doron Wallin told The Associated Press.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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In a statement later sent to NPR, chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said department chief Hegseth will address his senior military leaders early next week.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
27 Sep. 2025
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With the Giants firing manager Bob Melvin, Bochy's old post has opened up, and the Giants' president of baseball operations is his former MVP catcher, Buster Posey.—
Hunter Mulholland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The company also announced that Gustav Söderström, co-president and chief product and technology officer, and Alex Norström, co-president and chief business officer, as its co-CEOs.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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The same is true for Kenn Ricci, a serial American aviation businessman and chairman of private jet company Flexjet.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Two days later, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Brendan Carr voiced his frustrations over Kimmel's comments and ABC temporarily pulled Kimmel from the air, while broadcasters Sinclair and Nexstar continued to preempt the show following its return on Sept 23.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Speaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speaker. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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