orator

noun

or·a·tor | \ ˈȯr-ə-tər

, ˈär-\

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

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While Hemedti is not a particularly charismatic orator, the audience played its part, applauding in all the right places. — Ben Wedeman, CNN, "Activists were killed and women were raped. But some defiant Sudanese say their revolution isn't over yet," 20 June 2019 Sydney Mayes, a graduate of Denver School of the Arts, is a state champion orator and award-winning poet whose work has been published in several literary magazines. — Joanne Davidson, The Denver Post, "SEEN: The Owl Club Debutante Cotillion," 19 June 2019 In a popular trick for remembering speeches, dating back to ancient Greece, the orator calls to mind a familiar path through a city and attaches a segment of the speech to each location along the path. — Quanta Magazine, "Brain’s Positioning System Linked to Memory," 7 Oct. 2014 Here, too, Trump’s rhetoric maintains its ties to some of America’s greatest orators. — Matthew Continetti, National Review, "Trump’s Great D-Day Speech," 6 June 2019 Unlike Petro, Gaitán was a legendary orator with broad popular support. — Dylan Baddour, Washington Post, "For decades, Colombia battled leftist guerrillas. Now one is a leading presidential candidate.," 23 May 2018 Honors orator Namit Sambare, too, referred to memories, such as prom and when a bird got loose in the fieldhouse while the students were taking a standardized college admissions test. — Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, "Hinsdale South presents 386 diplomas to class of 2018," 24 May 2018 In 1799, American politician and orator Patrick Henry died at Red Hill Plantation in Virginia. — BostonGlobe.com, "This day in history," 6 June 2018 Sojourner Truth, a legendary orator who had a hand disability, lit the flames of modern feminism through speeches about women’s rights and the abolition of slavery. — Ola Ojewumi, SELF, "I'm Celebrating My Disabled Black Girl Magic Because I'm Done Feeling Invisible," 7 Nov. 2018

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