Synonyms of speaker

speaker

noun

ˈspē-kər 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chairperson
• moderator
• president
• chairman
• presider
• chair
• prolocutor
• chairwoman
• cochair
• cochairman
• cochairperson
• copresident
• cochairwoman

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spokesperson
• spokesman
• mouthpiece
• prophet
• point man
• ambassador
• mouth
• promoter
• point person
• communicator
• representative
• front
• talker
• delegate
• spokeswoman
• envoy
• shill
• emissary
• spokesmodel
• agent
• sayer

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lecturer
• orator
• rhetorician
• spellbinder
• declaimer
• spieler
• spouter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of speaker

Put the phone on speaker and lay it down to help the patient while the dispatcher walks you through what to do. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

More than racing, there’s also a swap meet, automobilia, featured speakers, concessions, and more to enjoy over the long weekend. — Mark Maglio, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

Other speakers include House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY), and National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-SC). — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2026

It was announced Saturday that Paxton will be among the event’s speakers. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026