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 Kushner suggested that Jeffries, who is in line to become House speaker if Democrats regain power in November, meet with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles as a follow-up. — Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 Terry Cantrell, president of the Hollywood Lakes Civic Association, was among several speakers who urged the city to take its time before putting the plan to a vote. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026 The first sentence describes the present belief of the speaker. — Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 There was a Bluetooth speaker on the ground connected invisibly to somebody’s phone, and, around halfway through the hang, the speaker started playing song after song by Drake. — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for speaker

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Noun

Weeks after the ban, Beijing imposed the national security law that was later used to prosecute Lee, the alliance's former chairperson, and Chow, a former vice chair.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
The latest suspects include a former lawmaker, the chairperson of a state bank’s board and the head of the bank’s supervisory board, as well as a deputy head of the presidential office, the agency said.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

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Guard spokesperson Houssem Eddine Jebabli told state news agency TAP that authorities recovered two bodies and transferred them to a hospital on the nearby island of Djerba.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
The governor did not elaborate, and a spokesperson for Bonta’s office declined to comment.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of spokesperson

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The California Faculty Association, which represents nearly 30,000 professors, lecturers, counselors and librarians at the CSU, also opposed the bills.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Efrat Tolkowsky, a Reichman University lecturer and former member of the Tel Aviv City Council representing Meretz, a left-wing party that for years ran on a pro-peace platform, exemplifies that shift.

— Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of lecturer

Noun

Hilton’s sister, Barbara Giarraffa, frightened fans and TikTok moderators were among those who called authorities.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Resident Nancy Clifton-Hawkins was an amazing moderator who quickly laid out the goals and ground rules.

— Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of moderator

Noun

Her campaign spokesman, Blake Kernan, cited the senator’s personal schedule when asked about her absence from the event by the Washington Examiner.

— Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026
Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir will lead an official delegation traveling to Tehran on Monday, Iranian state television reported, citing Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of spokesman

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The president said Russia’s principal objective remained the Konstantynivka-Sloviansk-Kramatorsk axis and that Moscow was still demanding Ukraine withdraw from the Donbas region as a condition for a settlement.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Whatever the merits of Fedorov’s arguments, the move potentially presents a fresh talking point to Putin, who has publicly and repeatedly cast doubt on Zelensky’s legitimacy as president.

— Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of president

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In Scott County, the district’s most populous, the trend has continued since the primary, said Terry Olsen, vice chairman of the Scott County Democrats and a former Republican.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Recommendations were brought to Paul Pressler, who at the time was Disneyland president (and eventually was promoted to chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts).

— Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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