orator
noun
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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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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 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 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'orator.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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orator
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English Language Learners Definition of orator
: a person who makes speeches and is very good at making them
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Kids Definition of orator
: a public speaker noted for skill and power in speaking
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