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
Archaeologists working in the Gulf of Naples have discovered the first physical evidence of what could be a bathhouse belonging to the famed Roman orator and politician Cicero.
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2025
Stoic leaders, such as Marcus Aurelius and the great Roman orator Cicero, were intensely preoccupied with justice and the language used to administer it.
—Anna Jankowska, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Some are experts in military affairs, while others are just gifted orators.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 15 July 2025
Booker’s Senate stunt was a means to portray himself as a great orator, a leader who is empathetic to the average individual disparaged by billionaire types and President Donald Trump.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2025
Stoic leaders, such as Marcus Aurelius and the great Roman orator Cicero, were intensely preoccupied with justice and the language used to administer it.
—Anna Jankowska, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Some are experts in military affairs, while others are just gifted orators.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 15 July 2025
Booker’s Senate stunt was a means to portray himself as a great orator, a leader who is empathetic to the average individual disparaged by billionaire types and President Donald Trump.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orator
Noun
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Joe Rao serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The 20-member male and female cast includes a lineup of entrepreneurs, an attorney, real estate professionals, nurse, artists, chefs, insurance broker, university lecturer and more.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Droves of shoppers are already going after the Apple Watch Series 10 and this Marshall Bluetooth speaker that has a cool, vintage look with modern sound.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Carol, a reclusive and disgruntled bestselling romantasy author, exhorts her reticent audience of five immune English speakers to reclaim human agency against the milquetoast, obsequious blob and join her in a quest to reverse the happiness apocalypse.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Orator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orator. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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