To win his audience, the speaker resorted to using rhetorical techniques he learned from his communication courses.
Source: tatoeba (1982)
Speaker
/ˈspikɚ/
Synonyms for "speaker" (113 found)
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Closest matches (23)
Noun(6 words)
Strong matches (34)
Related words (56)
panelistpartspattererpermanent magnet speakerpresiding officerprolocutorprolocutressprolocutrixpublic speakerrabble rouserrabble-rouserradio receiverranterrapporteurreportersayerspeaker systemspeaker unitspeecherspeechifier
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Noun(20 words)
panelistspatternerpresenterpublic speakerrecitersayerssound producing devicesound systemspeaker systemspeaker unitspokespersonsquawkerstatertalkerstoastmastersuseruttererverbaliserverbalizervisiting lecturer
Verb(1 words)
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11 translations across 7 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- puhuja noun (linguistics: producer of a given utterance)
French
2 entries- locuteur noun (linguistics: producer of a given utterance)
- locutrice noun (linguistics: producer of a given utterance)
Indonesian
4 entries- bahasawan noun (linguistics: producer of a given utterance)
- pemakai bahasa noun (linguistics: producer of a given utterance)
- pengguna bahasa noun (linguistics: producer of a given utterance)
- penutur noun (linguistics: producer of a given utterance)
Iranian Persian
1 entries- گویِشور noun (linguistics: producer of a given utterance)
Macedonian
1 entries- говорник noun (linguistics: producer of a given utterance)
Malay
1 entries- penutur noun (linguistics: producer of a given utterance)
Spanish
1 entries- locutor noun (linguistics: producer of a given utterance)
Sample sentences
23 total sentences available.
Each speaker was allotted five minutes.
Source: tatoeba (21744)
Being a good conversationalist does not just mean being a good speaker of English.
Source: tatoeba (22335)
The speaker tried to incite the people to rebellion.
Source: tatoeba (25918)
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