1
a
: one that speaks
especially
: one who uses a language
native speakers of French
b
: one who makes a public speech
c
: one who acts as a spokesperson
2
: the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly
Speaker of the House of Representatives
3
Synonyms
Examples of speaker in a Sentence
I disagree with the last speaker.
He is an excellent public speaker.
Recent Examples on the Web
The solution was to add 21 cardioid speaker stacks halfway up, which Tinsley says would prevent an undesired fluttering sound effect.
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2024
Here was a House speaker, elected to the House in the same election that made Trump president, speaking to Trump’s former press secretary, after all.
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
More than two decades later, Smart is a married mother of three, a successful author and speaker, a child safety and domestic violence advocate and an executive producer.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 30 June 2024
That could suggest non-English speakers are using AI-assistance to level the playing field for scientific writing.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2024
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2024
Here was a House speaker, elected to the House in the same election that made Trump president, speaking to Trump’s former press secretary, after all.
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
More than two decades later, Smart is a married mother of three, a successful author and speaker, a child safety and domestic violence advocate and an executive producer.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 30 June 2024
That could suggest non-English speakers are using AI-assistance to level the playing field for scientific writing.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2024
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“Speaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speaker. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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