speaker

  • 21speaker — noun 1 person who makes a speech ADJECTIVE ▪ brilliant (esp. BrE), good, great ▪ featured (esp. AmE), keynote, main, principal ▪ …

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  • 22speaker — [[t]spi͟ːkə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ speakers 1) N COUNT A speaker at a meeting, conference, or other gathering is a person who is making a speech or giving a talk. Among the speakers at the gathering was Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady... Bruce Wyatt will… …

    English dictionary

  • 23Speaker — Als Speaker (deutsch: Sprecher) wird in vielen englischsprachigen Gebieten der Vorsitzende eines legislativen Gremiums bezeichnet. So ist es der offizielle Titel des Vorsitzenden des amerikanischen Repräsentantenhauses. Vereinigtes Königreich Im… …

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  • 24speaker — n. one who speaks 1) a native speaker (of a language) 2) an effective, good; fluent speaker 3) a guest; public speaker (she is a good public speaker) device that amplifies sound 4) an extension speaker; loudspeaker * * * [ spiːkə] fluent speaker… …

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  • 25speaker */*/*/ — UK [ˈspiːkə(r)] / US [ˈspɪkər] noun Word forms speaker : singular speaker plural speakers 1) a) [countable] someone who gives a speech, or who talks about a subject to a group The speaker was interrupted several times. She s a very confident… …

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  • 26Speaker — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « « speaker » », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Un speaker (de l anglais qui peut… …

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  • 27speaker — speak|er [ spikər ] noun *** 1. ) count someone who gives a speech or talks about a subject to a group: The speaker was interrupted several times. She s a very confident speaker. a ) someone who is talking: Expressions like this show that the… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 28speaker — noun (C) 1 someone who makes a speech, usually at a meeting: Our speaker tonight is Mr Pearson. | after dinner speaker (=someone who makes a speech after a formal meal) 2 French speaker/English speaker etc someone who speaks French etc 3 the part …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29Speaker, Mr. —    The Speaker of the British House of Commons is chosen by the House itself from amongst its elected members. He acts as chairman of debates in the House and is normally addressed as ‘Mr Speaker’. If someone is temporarily deputizing for him,… …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • 30Speaker — The member of parliament elected by his peers in the Commons to act as their representative and moderator of their debates. The first speaker, Peter de la Mare, was appointed during the Good Parliament of 1376. During the reign of Henry V, Thomas …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases