orator

noun or·a·tor \ ˈȯr-ə-tər , ˈär- \

|Updated on: 14 Aug 2018

Examples: orator in a Sentence

Definition of orator

1 : one who delivers an oration

The orator delivered the funeral oration at the cathedral.

2 : one distinguished for skill and power as a public speaker

is a masterly orator, able to reduce a throng of thousands to a hushed silence
—Raymond Bonner

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Examples of orator in a Sentence

though a brilliant wordsmith, Thomas Jefferson was by his own admission an unskilled orator

Recent Examples of orator from the Web

To firebrands like Lena Morrow Lewis, who had risen quickly to become one of the Socialist Party’s most well-known organizers and orators, the misogyny of the party’s male membership was blinding them to societal realities.

— olivia campbell, Smithsonian, "The Historical Struggle to Rid Socialism of Sexism," 12 July 2018
On that bustling corner already: vendors of food and souvenirs, religious orators, tourists in line for cable cars, hanging flower baskets, kiosk for Muni tickets, sidewalk bathroom, break-dancers, tap dancers. ...

— leah garchik, SFChronicle.com, "S.F. Opera showed off its gleaming ‘Ring’," 1 July 2018
Destiny Shabazz, a senior at McClymonds High School in Oakland, launches her words in the cadence of a confident orator.

— otis r. taylor jr., San Francisco Chronicle, "McClymonds seniors say college admission is great, but triumph lies in the future," 21 May 2018
Tommie Shelby, co-editor of To Shape a New World: Essays on the Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Everyone knows King was a Baptist minister, movement leader, and master orator.

— time staff, Time, "10 Historians on What People Still Don't Know About Martin Luther King Jr.," 4 Apr. 2018
A month ago, Nikol Pashinian, a bearded former journalist and skilled political orator, seemed an unlikely candidate to break a decade of one-party rule in Armenia that was tainted by corruption and cronyism.

— sabra ayres, latimes.com, "Armenia's Velvet Revolution culminates with opposition leader's election as prime minister," 8 May 2018
Basketball gave me popularity, and that popularity, plus my English skills as an orator, allowed me to inform my fellow students about the social hardships others faced.

— kareem abdul-jabbar, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: How high school sports made me a better person," 7 May 2018
The free program will take place at the Suffield Senior Center, 145 Bridge St. Henson rose to become a preacher and orator who used his freedom to uplift his fellow men.

— Courant Community, "Community News For The Windsor Locks Edition," 15 May 2018
Ral is a lifelong Bird singer, and has been trained as a traditional Kumeyaay historical orator, with an emphasis on the Kumeyaay Creation Story.

— pauline repard, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Granite Hills High teacher resigns amid misconduct allegations," 3 May 2018

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