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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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 Class orator Jason Walton recalled some of the Class of 2018's highlights. — Janice Steinhagen, Courant Community, "Plainfield High School Launches 153 Graduates," 3 July 2018 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

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