speaker

noun

speak·​er ˈspē-kər 

1

a

: one that speaks

especially : one who uses a language

native speakers of French

b

: one who makes a public speech

c

: one who acts as a spokesperson

2

: the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly

Speaker of the House of Representatives

3

: loudspeaker

speakership

ˈspē-kər-ˌship 

noun

Synonyms

• chairperson
• moderator
• president
• chairman
• presider

Examples of speaker in a Sentence

I disagree with the last speaker.

He is an excellent public speaker.

Recent Examples on the Web

The night no doubt centered around Mamdani and his ascendence, but the night’s speakers, including the mayoral candidate and Ocasio-Cortez, made clear their ascendance was made possible in part thanks to Sanders. —Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025

Strimel is now a motivational speaker who regularly talks about her experience with breast cancer. —Korin Miller, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2025

For non-native speakers, real-time translation and summarisation could be transformative. —The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025

This is the attorney general candidate that made threats online to kill the speaker and their kids. —ABC News, 26 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing speaker

• guest speaker
• keynote speaker
• native speaker
• public speaker

Rhymes for speaker

• beaker
• meeker
• seeker
• sneaker
• weaker
• loudspeaker

Kids Definition

speaker

noun

speak·​er ˈspē-kər 

1

: a person who speaks

2

: a person who conducts a meeting (as of a legislature)

3

: loudspeaker

Legal Definition

speaker

noun

speak·​er

often capitalized

: the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly

Speaker of the House