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speaker

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[spee-ker]

noun

  1. a person who speaks.

  2. a person who speaks formally before an audience; lecturer; orator.

  3. (usually initial capital letter)the presiding officer of the U.S. House of Representatives, the British House of Commons, or other such legislative assembly.

  4. Also called loudspeaker.an electroacoustic device, often housed in a cabinet, that is connected as a component in an audio system, its function being to make speech or music audible.

  5. a book of selections for practice in declamation.



Speaker

2

[spee-ker]

noun

  1. Tris(tram E.), 1888–1958, U.S. baseball player.

speaker

1

/ ˈ辱ːə /

noun

  1. a person who speaks, esp at a formal occasion

  2. See loudspeaker

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Speaker

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/ ˈ辱ːə /

noun

  1. the presiding officer in any of numerous legislative bodies, including the House of Commons in Britain and Canada and the House of Representatives in the US, Australia, and New Zealand

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • speakership noun
  • nonspeaker noun
  • ˈ𲹰󾱱 noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of speaker1

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; speak, -er 1
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. be / not be on speakers, speaking.

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Drakeford, a Welsh speaker who encourages bilingualism in Wales, said unionists have nothing to fear if Irish "is done in a way that is sensitive to their concerns".

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“I think the senator’s actions, my view is, it was wildly inappropriate,” said Johnson, the House speaker.

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People of all backgrounds are vibing to hip-hop and Afrobeats playing over two portable speakers and socializing over beer and snacks from the food stand.

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“It’s become my church, my gym and my therapist,” she said, as pulsing rhythm and blues played from a portable speaker inside the large sorting room.

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However, by suspending instead of terminating the broadcasts, the military is signalling that the speakers could be fired up again if needed, adds Yonhap.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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