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speaker
1[spee-ker]
noun
a person who speaks.
a person who speaks formally before an audience; lecturer; orator.
(usually initial capital letter)the presiding officer of the U.S. House of Representatives, the British House of Commons, or other such legislative assembly.
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.
a book of selections for practice in declamation.
Speaker
2[spee-ker]
noun
Tris(tram E.), 1888–1958, U.S. baseball player.
speaker
1/ ˈ辱ːə /
noun
a person who speaks, esp at a formal occasion
See loudspeaker
Speaker
2/ ˈ辱ːə /
noun
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
Other Word Forms
- speakership noun
- nonspeaker noun
- ˈ noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
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".
“I think the senator’s actions, my view is, it was wildly inappropriate,” said Johnson, the House speaker.
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.
“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.
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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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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