Utterer

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who utters something.

    "The strange and beautiful being gazed on the spot with a look of horror; she wrung her hands as if in the helplessness of despair—a low cry came upon the wind, and its mysterious utterer had disappeared."

  2. 2
    someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous) wordnet
  3. 3
    someone who circulates forged banknotes or counterfeit coins wordnet
  4. 4
    an organism that can utter vocal sounds wordnet

Example

More examples

"The strange and beautiful being gazed on the spot with a look of horror; she wrung her hands as if in the helplessness of despair—a low cry came upon the wind, and its mysterious utterer had disappeared."

Etymology

From utter + -er.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.