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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 of speaker
When the artist Titus Kaphar had the budget-stretching idea to build out a theater in Gagosian’s Beverly Hills gallery to show his new film, Verhallen got the speaker company KEF to donate the sound system.
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Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 18 June 2026
Pelosi was a key figure in pushing through the Affordable Care Act under President Obama as speaker of the House.
—Kevin Townsend, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026
There is also rising demand for speakers discussing intersectionality, neurodiversity and social mobility.
—Jack Hayes, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Road noise makes the speaker hard to hear.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
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Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 18 June 2026
Pelosi was a key figure in pushing through the Affordable Care Act under President Obama as speaker of the House.
—Kevin Townsend, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026
There is also rising demand for speakers discussing intersectionality, neurodiversity and social mobility.
—Jack Hayes, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Road noise makes the speaker hard to hear.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for speaker
Noun
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Judy was a board chairperson of the film festival’s committee.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
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Robin Rue Simmons, chairperson for the Evanston Reparations Committee, anticipated there might be backlash against the program.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2026
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The Department of Homeland Security is changing the guidelines for Iran’s national soccer team ahead of its third World Cup match on Friday to accommodate extra time afforded to other countries in the tournament, an agency spokesperson said.—
Monica Alba,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
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Dawn Foster, a spokesperson for the Sacramento SPCA, brought Rooster, a herding mix, to the conference.—
Velvet Wu
June 23,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
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Meteorology lecturer and geographer Jordan McLeod spent the past several years of his career at the University of South Alabama, which is in the bulls-eye.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Taiwan was also the first traceable point of the passing of the many Austronesian languages, said Victoria Chen, a senior lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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The commander-in-chief and the former moderator for The View have traded jabs in a feud that has lasted for decades.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
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The former daytime talk show host joined The View in 2007 as the moderator, but left after only one season.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
19 June 2026
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Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell told ABC News that the Defense Department recently granted exceptions to the policy for the Army, Navy, Air Force, National Security Agency (NSA) and Defense Health Agency (DHA) through the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
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Jake Becchina, a police spokesman.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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Susan Page, the Washington Bureau chief of USA TODAY, has covered 12 presidential elections and seven presidents.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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And – but the big picture is the president's focus on Iran not having a nuclear program.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
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Tony Lathrop, a CRTPO member and chairman of the North Carolina Board of Transportation, said absent any legislation or significant change his board is set to discuss removing the project from the STIP in July.—
DJ Simmons,
Charlotte Observer,
18 June 2026
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Cody Campbell, the billionaire booster who is chairman of the Texas Tech regents, announced in an open letter Monday night that Sorsby would not be part of the team this fall.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Speaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speaker. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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