Synonyms of speakers

speakers

noun

plural of speaker

1

as in chairpersons

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

• chairpersons
• presidents
• chairmen
• moderators
• presiders
• chairs
• prolocutors
• chairwomen
• cochairmen
• cochairs
• copresidents
• cochairpersons
• cochairwomen

2

as in spokesmen

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

• spokesmen
• spokespeople
• prophets
• ambassadors
• mouthpieces
• promoters
• mouths
• point people
• point men
• representatives
• delegates
• fronts
• communicators
• talkers
• shills
• envoys
• spokeswomen
• emissaries
• agents
• spokesmodels
• sayers

3

as in lecturers

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

• lecturers
• orators
• rhetoricians
• spellbinders
• declaimers
• spielers
• spouters

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of speakers

The Austin Convention Center, which always held the majority of the festival’s panels and speakers, closed for redevelopment in late 2025. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026

The French Open, as English speakers tend to call it, takes place during a traditionally splendid time of the year, when Parisians delight in the temperate air. — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Realizing that a majority of the franchise's employees were Spanish speakers, Escalate translated the app into Spanish. — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026

The Bee Gees are playing through the speakers, and fans are gently blowing three different kinds of air toward her. — Gaby Wood, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026

The sweet video showed Diplo clapping his hands and dancing behind his laptop and speakers, before the camera panned out to show the youngsters. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026

City staff evaluated three proposals for waste management services and recommended GreenWaste, but many speakers at the commission meeting criticized a selection process that included little public participation. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Tur said that even though the speakers are front-facing, the siren blast is omnidirectional, meaning those moving in the opposite direction can feel the Rumbler. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

There are changing tents, waterproof phone cases, and Bluetooth speakers for the BYOB experience. — Brandon Truitt, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026