speak·er

(spē′kər)

a. One who speaks.

b. A spokesperson.

2. One who delivers a public speech.

3. often Speaker The presiding officer of a legislative assembly.

4. The person, sometimes the actual writer but often an assumed character, who is imagined as the source of the words or ideas expressed in a poem.

5. A device that converts electric signals to audible sound.

speak′er·ship′ n.

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speaker

(ˈspiːkə)

1. a person who speaks, esp at a formal occasion

2. (Electronics) See loudspeaker

ˈspeakership n

Speaker

(ˈspiːkə)

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) 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

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speak•er

(ˈspi kər)

n.

1. a person who speaks.

2. a person who speaks formally before an audience; lecturer; orator.

3. (usu. cap.) the presiding officer of the U.S. House of Representatives, the British House of Commons, or other legislative assemblies.

4. loudspeaker.

5. a book of selections for practice in declamation.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	speaker - someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims" talker, verbaliser, verbalizer, utterer alliterator - a speaker or writer who makes use of alliteration articulator - someone who pronounces words caller-up, phoner, telephoner, caller - the person initiating a telephone call; "there were so many callers that he finally disconnected the telephone" babbler, chatterer, prater, spouter, chatterbox, magpie - an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker conversationalist, conversationist, schmoozer - someone skilled at conversation dictator - a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine drawler - someone who speaks with a drawl driveller, jabberer - someone whose talk is trivial drivel ejaculator - a speaker who utters a sudden exclamation growler - a speaker whose voice sounds like a growl asker, enquirer, inquirer, querier, questioner - someone who asks a question lecturer - someone who lectures professionally lisper - a speaker who lisps mentioner - a speaker who refers to something briefly or incidentally motormouth - someone who talks incessantly; "I wish that motormouth would shut up" mumbler, murmurer, mutterer - a person who speaks softly and indistinctly narrator, storyteller, teller - someone who tells a story orator, public speaker, rhetorician, speechifier, speechmaker - a person who delivers a speech or oration prattler - someone who speaks in a childish way ranter, raver - someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner reciter - someone who recites from memory native speaker - a speaker of a particular language who has spoken that language since earliest childhood; "native speakers of French" stammerer, stutterer - someone who speaks with involuntary pauses and repetitions stentor - a speaker with an unusually loud voice talking head - a talker on television who talks directly into the cameras and whose upper body is all that is shown on the screen venter - a speaker who expresses or gives vent to a personal opinion or grievance vociferator - a loud and vehement speaker (usually in protest) voicer - a speaker who voices an opinion wailer - a mourner who utters long loud high-pitched cries whisperer - one who speaks in a whisper witness, witnesser, informant - someone who sees an event and reports what happened
	2.	speaker - electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance loudspeaker, loudspeaker system, speaker system, speaker unit bullhorn, loud hailer, loud-hailer - a portable loudspeaker with built-in microphone and amplifier electro-acoustic transducer - a transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa P.A., P.A. system, PA system, public address system, PA - an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas intercom speaker, squawk box, squawker - the loudspeaker on an intercom or public address system subwoofer - a loudspeaker that is designed to reproduce very low bass frequencies tannoy - a loudspeaker tweeter - a loudspeaker that reproduces higher audio frequency sounds; "the sound system had both tweeters and woofers" woofer - a loudspeaker that reproduces lower audio frequency sounds
	3.	Speaker - the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly; "the leader of the majority party is the Speaker of the House of Representatives" presiding officer - the leader of a group meeting

speaker

noun orator, public speaker, lecturer, spokesperson, mouthpiece, spieler (informal), word-spinner, spokesman or spokeswoman He was not a good speaker.

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speaker

noun

1. A person who speaks on behalf of another or others:

mouth, spokesman, spokesperson, spokeswoman.

Informal: mouthpiece.

2. One who delivers a public speech:

declaimer, lecturer, speechifier, speechmaker.

Translations

مُتَكَلِّم ، خَطيبمُكَبِّر للصَّوْتمُكَبِرُ الصَّوْت

řečníkreproduktormluvčíhlasatel-ka

talerforedragsholderhøjtalerhøjttaler

Sprecher Lautsprecher Redner Rednerin Box

ηχείο ομιλητής ρήτορας

interlocutor orador persona que habla conferenciante hablante

puhujapuhemies

baffle conférencier francophone haut-parleur interlocuteur

govornik

beszélőhangfalhangszóróházelnökszónok

hátalarimælandi; ræîumaîur

altoparlante oratore parlatore presidente

話す人

연사

box luidspreker spreker

taler

mówca

alto-falante orador

vorbitoarevorbitor

оратор спикер говорящий диктор докладчик

govorecgovornikzvočnik

talarehögtalare

ผู้พูด

konuşmacıses yükselticihoparlör

diễn giả

扬声器演讲者

speaker

[ˈspiːkəʳ] N

1. (gen) → el/la m/f que habla; (in public) → orador(a) m/f; (at conference) → ponente mf, orador(a) m/f; (= lecturer) → conferenciante mf
as the last speaker said → como dijo el señor/la señora que acaba de hablar ...
he's a good speaker → es buen orador, habla bien

2. [of language] → hablante mf
French speakers → los hablantes de francés, los francoparlantes
he's a French speaker → habla francés
all speakers of Spanish → todos los que hablan español, todos los hispanohablantes
Catalan has several million speakers → el catalán es hablado por varios millones
are you a Welsh speaker? → ¿habla usted galés?

3. (= loud-speaker) → altavoz m, altoparlante m (LAm) speakers [of hi-fi system] → bafles mpl, parlantes mpl

4. (Pol) the Speaker (Brit) → el Presidente/la Presidenta de la Cámara de los Comunes (US) → el Presidente/la Presidenta de la Cámara de los Representantes FRONT BENCH

SPEAKER

En el sistema parlamentario británico el Speaker es la máxima autoridad de la Cámara de los Comunes (House of Commons) y su misión es presidirla y hacer que se guarde el orden y que se acaten las normas establecidas. Es elegido al comienzo de la legislatura por parlamentarios (MPs) de todos los partidos y puede pertenecer a cualquiera de ellos. Una vez que toma posesión de su cargo, el Speaker no vota ni toma la palabra (excepto a nivel oficial) y ha de ser totalmente imparcial. Los parlamentarios suelen comenzar sus discursos dirigiéndose al Speaker en vez de a toda la Cámara, como por ejemplo en: Mister/Madam Speaker, I feel very strongly about this.

En Estados Unidos, el Speaker es el encargado de presidir la Cámara de los Representantes (House of Representatives) y es también el dirigente del partido mayoritario, además de miembro de la Cámara. Es elegido por los miembros de su partido y se encarga de las actas de las sesiones de la Cámara y de actuar como portavoz de su partido. Es uno de los puestos más influyentes del gobierno federal, además de ser el que sigue al Vicepresidente (Vice-President) en la sucesión a la presidencia.

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speaker

[ˈspiːkə^r] n

(at meeting, conference) → orateur/trice m/f, intervenant(e) m/f
He's a good public speaker → C'est un bon orateur. guest speaker

(of language)
Are you a Welsh speaker? → Parlez-vous gallois?
an English speaker → un(e) anglophone
a French speaker → un(e) francophone

(= person talking) → locuteur m

(= loudspeaker) → haut-parleur m

(POLITICS) the Speaker (British) le président de la Chambre des communes (US) le président de la Chambre des représentants

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speaker

(of language) → Sprecher m; all speakers of German, all German speakers → alle, die Deutsch sprechen, alle Deutsch Sprechenden; (esp native speakers) → alle Deutschsprachigen

→ Sprecher(in) m(f); (in lecture, = public speaker) → Redner(in) m(f); the last or previous speaker → der Vorredner; our speaker today is … → der heutige Referent ist …; he’s a good/poor speaker → er ist ein guter/schlechter Redner

(= loudspeaker) → Lautsprecher m; (on hi-fi etc) → Box f

(Parl) Speaker → Sprecher(in) m(f); Mr Speaker → ˜ Herr Präsident

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Speaker

[ˈspiːkəʳ] n (Brit) (Parliament) the Speaker → il presidente della Camera dei deputati

speaker

[ˈspiːkəʳ] n

a. (gen) → chi parla; (in discussion) → interlocutore/trice; (in public) → oratore/trice
he's a good/poor speaker → è un buon/pessimo oratore

b. (of language) are you a Welsh speaker? → parla gallese?

c. (also loudspeaker) → altoparlante m

speak

(spiːk) – past tense spoke (spouk) : past participle ˈspoken (ˈspoukən) – verb

1. to say (words) or talk. He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.

2. (often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse. Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.

3. to (be able to) talk in (a language). She speaks Russian.

4. to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc). I always speak my mind.

5. to make a speech, address an audience. The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.

ˈspeaker noun

1. a person who is or was speaking.

2. (sometimes ˌloudˈspeaker) the device in a radio, record-player etc which converts the electrical impulses into audible sounds. Our record-player needs a new speaker.

ˈspeaking adjective

1. involving speech. a speaking part in a play.

2. used in speech. a pleasant speaking voice.

ˈspoken adjective

produced by speaking. the spoken word.

-spoken

speaking in a particular way. plain-spoken; smooth-spoken.

generally speaking

in general. Generally speaking, men are stronger than women.

speak for itself/themselves

to have an obvious meaning; not to need explaining. The facts speak for themselves.

speak out

to say boldly what one thinks. I feel the time has come to speak out.

speak up

to speak (more) loudly. Speak up! We can't hear you!

to speak of

worth mentioning. He has no talent to speak of.

speaker

→ مُكَبِرُ الصَّوْت řečník taler Sprecher ομιλητής orador puhuja orateur govornik altoparlante 話す人 연사 spreker taler mówca orador говорящий talare ผู้พูด konuşmacı diễn giả 扬声器