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speaker¹
- /ˈspikɚ/ US
- /ˈspiːkə/ UK
Rhymes with -iːkə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English speker, spekere, an alteration (with change of suffix) of Old English speca, spreca (“speaker”), from Proto-Germanic *sprekô (“speaker”), equivalent to speak + -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Spreeker (“speaker”), West Frisian sprekker (“speaker”), Dutch spreker (“speaker”), German Low German Spreker (“speaker”), German Sprecher (“speaker”).
noun speakers
- One who speaks. There were three different speakers, but I couldn't make out their accents.
- Loudspeaker. She lost her hearing after standing too close to the speaker at the festival.
- Speakerphone. you're on speaker
- The chair or presiding officer of certain legislative bodies, such as the U.K. House of Commons or the U.S. House of Representatives.
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One who makes a speech to an audience.
Near-synonyms: orator, presenter, announcer
Similar: speechmaker, orator, presenter, announcer
- A book containing passages of text for use in speeches.
- The producer of a given utterance, whether speech or text. The speaker spelled out the words to be communicated, letter by letter, while the reader's hand read the speaker's message. In its original form the hand alphabet assumed that both speaker and reader could already speak and spell the words ...
- The literary character uttering the lyrics of a poem or song, as opposed to the author writing the words of that character. Popular culture often incorrectly attributes quotes from the speakers of poems or songs to the authors thereof, as when "I took the one less traveled by" is attributed to Robert Frost rather than to the speaker in Frost's "The Road Not Taken".
- A key on a woodwind instrument of the clarinet family (compare octave key on other instruments) which induces the instrument to overblow.
- A wooden pole or spike used by hedgers to carry loads on their shoulders. Possibly Dorset dialect. With a speäker, or stake, he tossed the outlying scraps of fuel on the into the conflagration.
Speaker²
noun Speakers
- Alternative letter-case form of speaker (“presiding officer of a legislative body”).
proper noun
- A surname
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: talker, loudspeaker, loudspeaker system, speaker system, speaker unit, speaking, orator, speak, speech, interlocutor, discussant, representative, person, presentation, voice, word
Translations
Every language
noun one who speaks
| Español | hablante, parlante |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 화자 hwaja, 스피커 seupikeo |
| 日本語 | 話者 washa, 話し手 hanashite, スピーカー supīkā |
| 中文 | 說話者 /说话者 shuōhuàzhě, 發話者 /发话者 fāhuàzhě |
| हिन्दी | वक्ता vaktā, वाचक vācak |
| Português | falante |
| Français | parleur, parleuse, locuteur, locutrice |
| Deutsch | Sprecher, Sprecherin |
| Italiano | parlante |
| Ελληνικά | ομιλητής omilitís |
| Română | vorbitor, vorbitoare |
| Русский | носи́тель nosítelʹ, говоря́щий govorjáščij, спи́кер spíker |
| العربية | خَطِيب ḵaṭīb, مُتَكَلِّم mutakallim, مُحَدِّث muḥaddiṯ |
noun loudspeaker — see also loudspeaker
| Español | altavoz, altoparlante, parlante, bocina, bafle, magnavoz |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스피커 seupikeo, 확성기 hwakseonggi, 고성기 goseonggi |
| 日本語 | スピーカー supīkā, 拡音器 kakuonki |
| 中文 | 揚聲器 /扬声器 yángshēngqì, 喇叭 lǎba, 音箱 yīnxiāng |
| Kiswahili | spika |
| Português | alto-falante, altifalante, caixa de som |
| Français | baffle, haut-parleur |
| Deutsch | Lautsprecher |
| Italiano | altoparlante |
| Ελληνικά | μεγάφωνο megáfono, ηχείο icheío |
| Română | difuzor |
| Русский | громкоговори́тель gromkogovorítelʹ, дина́мик dinámik, коло́нка kolónka, спи́кер spíker |
| Tiếng Việt | loa |
| العربية | سَمَاعَة samāʕa |
| עברית | רַמְקוֹל ramkol |
noun politics: the chair or presiding officer
| 한국어 | 의장 uijang |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 議長 gichō |
| 中文 | 議長 /议长 yìzhǎng |
| हिन्दी | सभापति sabhāpti, अध्यक्ष adhyakṣ |
| Português | presidente |
| Français | président, présidente |
| Deutsch | Vorsitzender, Vorsitzende, Parlamentspräsident, Parlamentspräsidentin, Präsident des Unterhauses, Präsidentin des Unterhauses |
| Italiano | presidente, presidentessa |
| Ελληνικά | πρόεδρος próedros |
| Română | președinte, speaker |
| Русский | спи́кер spíker |
| Tiếng Việt | nghị trưởng, chủ tịch nghị viện |
| עברית | יוֹשֵׁב רֹאשׁ yoshév rosh, יו״ר yor |
noun one who makes a speech to an audience
| Español | orador, oradora, ponente, locutor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 연설자 yeonseolja, 연사 yeonsa, 화자 hwaja |
| 日本語 | 話者 washa, 演説家 enzetsuka |
| 中文 | 報告人 /报告人 bàogào rén, 發言者 /发言者 fāyánzhě, 演講人 /演讲人 yǎnjiǎng rén, 講員 /讲员 jiǎngyuán, 演說者 /演说者 yǎnshuōzhě |
| हिन्दी | वक्ता vaktā |
| Português | orador, oradora |
| Français | orateur, oratrice, intervenant, intervenante |
| Deutsch | Referent, Referentin |
| Italiano | relatore, relatrice |
| Ελληνικά | ομιλητής omilitís, ρήτορας rítoras |
| Română | vorbitor, vorbitoare, orator, oratoare |
| Русский | докла́дчик dokládčik, ора́тор orátor |
| Tiếng Việt | nhà hùng biện, người diển thuyết |
| עברית | נוֹאֵם noém, מציג matsíg, מרצה martsé |
noun the presiding officer of a legislative body
| Français | président |
|---|
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