keynote speaker

noun

: one who delivers a keynote address

Examples of keynote speaker in a Sentence

Senator Williams was the keynote speaker at the convention.

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Ryan Minton is a customer and employee experience expert, keynote speaker and bestselling author. —

Ryan Minton, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 Hito Steyerl, the German artist who was supposed to be event’s keynote speaker, pulled out, and other panelists followed. —

Alex Marshall, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024 Hegseth was a keynote speaker at the 2017 Republican women’s conference hosted at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa. —

Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024 The two actresses were photographed having a chummy reunion during ELLE's 2024 Women in Hollywood celebration at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles in Beverly Hills on Tuesday, Nov. 19., where Moore, 62, was a keynote speaker. —

John Russell, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for keynote speaker

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of keynote speaker was in 1896

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“Keynote speaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keynote%20speaker. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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