as in lecturer
a person who makes usually formal public speeches
though a brilliant wordsmith, Thomas Jefferson was by his own admission an unskilled orator
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Recent Examples of orator
As a result, it potential animosity captivated attention and solidified his reputation as a master orator.
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Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Booker, a powerful orator and tough legislator, has often risen to the moment.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
Brody worked the room like an architect with a plan, getting animated in a discussion with Board of Governors member Rita Wilson and then regaling SAG Award orator Jane Fonda at the bar.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
The high point for those movements had come in 1896, when an orator named William Jennings Bryan gave a speech at the Democratic National Convention condemning the gold standard for setting the value of the currency.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 1 Feb. 2025
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Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Booker, a powerful orator and tough legislator, has often risen to the moment.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
Brody worked the room like an architect with a plan, getting animated in a discussion with Board of Governors member Rita Wilson and then regaling SAG Award orator Jane Fonda at the bar.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
The high point for those movements had come in 1896, when an orator named William Jennings Bryan gave a speech at the Democratic National Convention condemning the gold standard for setting the value of the currency.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orator
speaker
Noun
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The monitor also sports a DC power port, 3.5-mm headphone jack and mono speaker.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Apr. 2025
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From a nearby speaker comes a long, rattling trill.—
Logan S. James,
The Conversation,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Orator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orator. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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