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orator

noun

ˈȯr-ə-tər

Definition of orator

as in lecturer

a person who makes usually formal public speeches though a brilliant wordsmith, Thomas Jefferson was by his own admission an unskilled orator

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Recent Examples of orator Photography and the secret of Frederick Douglass' power Frederick Douglass, who was born into slavery and became an influential orator, writer and intellectual, was the most photographed person in America in the 19th century. — David Morgan, CBS News, 26 June 2026 King’s greatest talent as an orator was improvisation. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026 Alfaro is among international football’s best orators. — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 10 June 2026 According to an insider, Curry was chosen to speak for his role as the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church and his talent as an orator. — Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for orator

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Working to fight back the tears The calls, text and social media messages have come nonstop since about an hour after the accident, said Chapman University lecturer Peter Weitzner, who served as an advisor and teacher to Moreno in several classes.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Elizabeth Shackelford is a foreign affairs columnist for the Chicago Tribune and a distinguished lecturer with the Dickey Center at Dartmouth College.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

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Organizers said speakers from Writers Against the War on Gaza, the Boycott Cooknsolo Coalition and Shut Down Day & Zimmermann were expected to participate.

— Anna Tingley, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
Hills — who is also a speaker and author — says the org has helped thousands of people struggling with AFib.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

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