speaker

noun

ˈspē-kər How to pronounce speaker (audio)
Definition of speakernext
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

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of speaker By all accounts, the real Grandier was a handsome, charismatic speaker as well as a serial philanderer who spoke out against clerical celibacy. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 Womack faces Moore in November Womack is challenging Moore, the former North Carolina House speaker who was first elected to Congress in 2024. — Nora O’Neill 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026 There’s little in the way of visual feedback on any of the speakers. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026 Other previous speakers include Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Demis Hassabis, Esther Perel, Idris Elba and the late Dr Jane Goodall. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for speaker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speaker
  1. chairperson
  2. spokesperson
  3. lecturer
  4. moderator
  5. spokesman
  6. president
  7. chairman
Noun
  • Among those gathered were Bedford Park star and Busan competition jury member Moon Choi, KPop Demon Hunters producer Agnes Lee and Korean Film Council (KOFIC) chairperson Sang-jun Han.
    — Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The announcement — which was reported by local media and confirmed by Dubai sources — was made on Thursday by Mona Ghanem Al Marri, vice chairperson and managing director of the Dubai Media Council, during the Arab Media Summit.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of chairperson
Noun
  • Attempts to reach a spokesperson for REPS were not immediately successful Thursday.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The suspect was inside the school, Bend police spokesperson Sheila Miller said.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of spokesperson
Noun
  • Academic titleholders at Cornell -- including professors, senior lecturers, librarians, archivists and others -- are eligible to be senators, who serve three-year terms.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • After more than a year of negotiations and a proposal from the CSU to increase salaries by 3%, the California Faculty Association — which represents about 29,000 professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors and coaches — declared impasse in July.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of lecturer
Noun
  • But Raman’s answers never meandered and weren’t too elliptical, even when she was pressed by the able moderators.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Amitav Ghosh, author of The Ibis Trilogy, served as the evening’s moderator.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of moderator
Noun
  • Leo presided alone over the liturgy, distributing Communion to medical personnel and Vatican gendarmes present, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Leo presided alone over the liturgy and distributed Communion to medical personnel and Vatican gendarmes, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of spokesman
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  • Following Silvia Venturini Fendi’s transition to honorary president, Chiuri has assumed creative responsibility across the house’s womenswear, menswear, accessories and couture collections.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Arizona stands out as the lone swing state among the president's recent stops, though the airport rally was in a county Trump won with 78% of the vote in 2024.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of president
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the Sentinel received a letter from John Stine, board chairman of the International Drive Resort Area Chamber of Commerce and eight-year member of Orange County’s Tourist Development Council.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Niinami was a dynamic, “hands-onâ€� leader, integrating deals like the 2014 acquisition of Jim Beam bourbon while family chairman Nobutada Saji “kept our corporate culture,â€� Torii says.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
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