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speaker
1[ spee-ker ]
noun
- a person who speaks.
- a person who speaks formally before an audience; lecturer; orator.
- (usually initial capital letter) the presiding officer of the U.S. House of Representatives, the British House of Commons, or other such legislative assembly.
- Also called loudspeaker. an electroacoustic device, often housed in a cabinet, that is connected as a component in an audio system, its function being to make speech or music audible.
- a book of selections for practice in declamation.
Speaker
2[ spee-ker ]
noun
- Tris(tram E.), 1888–1958, U.S. baseball player.
speaker
1/ ˈ辱ːə /
noun
- a person who speaks, esp at a formal occasion
- See loudspeaker
Speaker
2/ ˈ辱ːə /
noun
- the presiding officer in any of numerous legislative bodies, including the House of Commons in Britain and Canada and the House of Representatives in the US, Australia, and New Zealand
Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
Other Word Forms
- İ· noun
- ԴDz·İ noun
Word History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
- be / not be on speakers, British. speaking ( defs 9, 10 ).
Example Sentences
They passed through Haverfordwest town centre five minutes later, with one of the group playing music through a portable speaker.
“It’s my passion to work with actors, speakers, coaches, and authors to create their best work and soar to success,” Lincoln said on her website.
This is Bass’ second visit to the state Capitol in as many months — a homecoming of sorts for a former Assembly speaker who helped navigate the state’s 2009 budget crisis.
Roughly $1.2 million worth of stolen goods was found in storage unit facilities in the San Fernando Valley, where police found speakers, clothing and other items.
For example, last year, the justices ruled that the speaker's decision to declare four MP's seats vacant was unconstitutional.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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