noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Someone who practices or teaches elocution.

   "Melville Bell's father, Alexander Bell, had been a famous elocutionist and stage reciter."

2. 2
   a public speaker trained in voice production and gesture and delivery wordnet

Synonyms

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readerreciterrhetorician

Example

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"Melville Bell's father, Alexander Bell, had been a famous elocutionist and stage reciter."

Etymology

From elocution + -ist.

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