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orator
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or·a·tor  (ôr-tr, r-)
n.
1. One who delivers an oration.
2. An eloquent and skilled public speaker.

ora·tor·ship n.

orator [ˈɒrətə]
n
1. a public speaker, esp one versed in rhetoric
2. a person given to lengthy or pompous speeches
3. (Law) Obsolete the claimant in a cause of action in chancery
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.oratororator - a person who delivers a speech or oration
eulogist, panegyrist - an orator who delivers eulogies or panegyrics
elocutionist - a public speaker trained in voice production and gesture and delivery
haranguer - a public speaker who delivers a loud or forceful or angry speech
speaker, talker, verbaliser, verbalizer, utterer - 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"
spellbinder - an orator who can hold his listeners spellbound
tub-thumper - a noisy and vigorous or ranting public speaker

orator
noun public speaker, speaker, lecturer, spokesperson, declaimer, rhetorician, Cicero, spieler (informal), word-spinner, spokesman or spokeswoman Lenin was the greatest orator of the Russian revolution.
Translations
orator [ˈɒrətəʳ] Norador(a) m/f
orator [ˈɒrətər] norateur/trice m/f
orator
nRedner(in) m(f), → Orator m (rare, Hist)
orator [ˈɒrətəʳ] noratore/trice
orator [ˈɒrətəʳ] noratore/trice


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