public speaker
noun
: a person who gives speeches or lectures to a usually large group of people
She's a gifted public speaker.
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Marvel has done high-profile work to understand Earth’s changing climate and is a frequent public speaker and science writer.
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Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 25 Mar. 2026
By way of contrast, a side hustle as a humorist and public speaker that Harrington has sustained since at least 2016 has not disappeared.
—Jc Hallman, Oklahoma Watch, 22 Mar. 2026
In recent years, Lewinsky has reemerged as an anti-bullying advocate and public speaker, frequently discussing the lasting consequences of public shaming and how the scandal continues to shape her life today.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Mimi Nichter is a cultural and medical anthropologist, public speaker, and a professor emerita of anthropology at the University of Arizona.
—Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
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Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 25 Mar. 2026
By way of contrast, a side hustle as a humorist and public speaker that Harrington has sustained since at least 2016 has not disappeared.
—Jc Hallman, Oklahoma Watch, 22 Mar. 2026
In recent years, Lewinsky has reemerged as an anti-bullying advocate and public speaker, frequently discussing the lasting consequences of public shaming and how the scandal continues to shape her life today.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Mimi Nichter is a cultural and medical anthropologist, public speaker, and a professor emerita of anthropology at the University of Arizona.
—Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Public speaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20speaker. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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