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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 on the Web Three speakers will teach the characteristics of karst, caves and springs, how underground water is related to surface water, how to protect both and more. Flip Putthoff, arkansasonline.com, 15 Oct. 2024 The speakers will also be available at Meijer stores starting December 1. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 Outside, his own voice blasted through the speakers. Holden Seidlitz, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024 Despite the challenges, the speakers pointed to some positive developments. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for speaker 

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“Speaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speaker. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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