Thesaurus results for SPEAKER

speaker

noun

ˈspē-kər

Definition of speaker

as in chairperson

a person in charge of a meeting the speaker announced that it was time for the club to move on to another matter

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as in spokesperson

a person who speaks for another or for a group unofficially chose a speaker to broach the subject with the supervisor of the department

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as in lecturer

a person who makes usually formal public speeches the after-dinner speaker was a career diplomat who regaled us with humorous anecdotes from his travels abroad

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Recent Examples of speaker Underwater speakers played gentle music, bringing me back and signaling the hour was up. — Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026 His Latin came only by official requirement, his English was sparse; a native Flemish speaker, even his French was stilted. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026 That scandal severely weakened Madigan’s grip on power and eventually led to Welch succeeding him as speaker in 2021, despite his own controversial past involving personal relationships with women. — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026 Smith Galer writes powerfully about the experiences of Kichwa speakers in the Ecuadorian highlands. — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for speaker

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Noun

Iqbal Ismail, chairperson of the eThekwini Clothing and Leather Association, said that clothing factories in the garment manufacturing hub of Newcastle are already shutting down operations.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 10 July 2026
Emirati curator and Sharjah royal family member Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi has been announced as the new chairperson of the Sharjah Museums Authority which oversees a network of cultural institutions across the emirate of Sharjah in the UAE.

— News Desk, Artforum, 9 July 2026

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There were no obvious signs of foul play on the man’s body or at the scene, the spokesperson said.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
When the Miami Herald asked FWC why the agency was using DAVID to check the activists’ records, a spokesperson responded with an email saying it was done to protect participants at commission meetings and staff at FWC offices.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

Definition of spokesperson

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For Dr Txuss Martin, an affiliated lecturer in linguistics at the University of Cambridge, this construction is crucial in deconstructing the linguistic concept of suffering.

— Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Joe Kaufman, a counter-terrorism researcher, writer and lecturer, has been an unsuccessful Republican primary or general election candidate in different congressional districts in 2024, 2018, 2016, 2014 and 2012.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026

Definition of lecturer

Noun

Every workflow my team runs has a human moderator who's directing it, checking it and catching the confident mistakes the model makes.

— Rafael Moiseev, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Some of the speculation comes from state workers who are unhappy with the governor’s decision, the moderator said, but the subreddit’s activity also attracts outside agitators who are obviously not government employees.

— William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of moderator

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Jeff Lenard, a spokesman for the National Association of Convenience Stores, said Freedom Fuel’s rock bottom promotional price meant the chain was likely selling the gas at a loss.

— Brian Slodysko, Fortune, 20 July 2026
After flames broke out, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Jamie Stewart said, firefighters took up defensive positions, attempting to flood the fire with water from outside, Stewart said.

— City News Service, Daily News, 20 July 2026

Definition of spokesman

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Hiring Epstein as president of baseball operations after the 2011 season led to sweeping changes.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Sanders noted that the president’s proclamation, which imposed a partial travel ban on holders of Antigua and Barbuda passports, contained several factual errors.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

Definition of president

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After the World Cup drew record audiences for Telemundo, the next question was how to continue building on such interest, said Cesar Conde, the chairman of NBCUniversal News Group.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 July 2026
In his first post-decision press conference as chairman, Warsh allocated 5% of sentences to policy-relevant topics, according to UBS.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 18 July 2026

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