prolocutor

noun

pro·​loc·​u·​tor prō-ˈlä-kyə-tər 

1

: one who speaks for another : spokesman

2

: presiding officer : chairman

Synonyms

• chair
• chairman
• chairperson
• moderator
• president
• presider
• speaker

Examples of prolocutor in a Sentence

was chosen as prolocutor of the international colloquium

Recent Examples on the Web

Peter de Montfort is recorded as having been ‘prolocutor’ (i.e. speaker) of the ‘Mad’ Parliament which met at Oxford in 1258. —Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 5 Jan. 2023

There are many notable individuals worthy of that kind of invite, but Mitchell is a fantastic choice, a powerful prolocutor for college grads who need to hear and be fortified by what the man offers. —Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Apr. 2021

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin, from pro- for + locutor speaker, from loqui to speak

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1