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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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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
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of speaker
Carl Hulse, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The content of this one didn't catch me off guard, but the speaker did.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
John Archer, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
By now, and honestly maybe since October, the shopping malls have been decked out with red and green decor and the grocery stores are playing carols on an endless loop over the loud speakers, to the chagrin of many an employee.
—Sophie Liza Cannon, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Image Imposing any or all of those changes in the Senate would upset the delicate compromise that Mr. Johnson, the speaker, painstakingly struck after days of tense negotiating with holdouts in dueling factions and pressure from the White House.
—Carl Hulse, New York Times, 22 May 2025
The content of this one didn't catch me off guard, but the speaker did.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Noun
In effect, the TV’s speakers become the centre channel speaker.
—John Archer, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
By now, and honestly maybe since October, the shopping malls have been decked out with red and green decor and the grocery stores are playing carols on an endless loop over the loud speakers, to the chagrin of many an employee.
—Sophie Liza Cannon, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Speaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speaker. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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