spokesperson

noun

spokes·​per·​son ˈspōks-ˌpər-sᵊn 

plural also

: a person who speaks as the representative of another or others often in a professional capacity

called also spokesman

Synonyms of spokesperson

• spokesman

Examples of spokesperson in a Sentence

a statement from the company's spokesperson

the spokesperson for the protesting students presented their demands to the administration

Recent Examples on the Web

He had not been involved in a criminal case before in the county, King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office spokesperson Casey McNerthney said. — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 28 July 2026

Multiple agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Seattle field office responded to the incident, an agency spokesperson told ABC News. — Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 27 July 2026

Google spokesperson Ned Adriance told TechCrunch that neither Google nor other search engines decide which pages become public. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026

Harborview Medical Center spokesperson Susan Gregg said the injuries to the four patients involved an arm, abdomen and legs. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 27 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

spokesperson

noun

spokes·​per·​son ˈspōk-ˌspərs-ᵊn 

: spokesman