orator
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orator
- /ˈɒ.ɹə.tə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈɑɹ.ə.tɚ/ New York City
Where it comes from
From Middle English oratour, from Anglo-Norman oratour, from Latin ōrātor.
noun orators · oratour
- Someone who orates or delivers an oration.
- A skilled and eloquent public speaker. Tam[burlaine]. Then ſhall we fight couragiouſlye with them? Or looke you, I ſhould play the Orator? Tech[elles]. No: cowards and faint-hearted runawaies, Looke for orations when the foe is neere. Our ſwordes shall play the Orators for vs.
- Someone sent to speak for someone else; an envoy, a messenger.
- A petitioner, a supplicant.
Similar: speaker
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noun
Similar: speaker
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noun someone who orates or delivers an oration
| Español | orador, oradora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 웅변가 ungbyeon'ga |
| 日本語 | 雄弁家 yūbenka, 能弁家 nōbenka, 演説家 enzetsuka |
| 中文 | 演說者 /演说者 yǎnshuōzhě |
| हिन्दी | वक्ता vaktā |
| Kiswahili | msemaji |
| Português | orador, oradora |
| Français | orateur, oratrice |
| Deutsch | Redner, Rednerin |
| Italiano | oratore, oratrice |
| Ελληνικά | αγορητής agoritís, αγορήτρια agorítria |
| Română | orator, oratoare |
| Русский | ора́тор orátor |
| العربية | خَطِيب ḵaṭīb, خَطِيبَة ḵaṭība |
Talk about this word "orator." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/orator. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. orator. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/orator "orator." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/orator.Cite this
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