noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people.

   "Topps[…] has signed the Clique Girlz as commercial spokeswomen for Baby Bottle Pop, one of the Top 10 nonchocolate candy brands."

2. 2
   a female spokesperson wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

spokesmanagentconnectiondebaterdelegatedemagogue

Example

More examples

"State police spokeswoman Janet Welp says the truck wound up crashing into a bridge railing along Interstate 30."

Etymology

From spoke (“past participle of speak”) + -s- + woman.

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