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Definition of "speaker" []

  • One who speaks. (noun)
  • A spokesperson. (noun)
  • One who delivers a public speech. (noun)
  • The presiding officer of a legislative assembly. (noun)
  • A loudspeaker. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "speaker" in a sentence
  • "Here it is: Whenever a speaker begins his or her remarks by saying, \ "I\'m not a public speaker\", my friend and I will, at that point, get up and leave."
  • "Here it is: Whenever a speaker begins his or her remarks by saying, \ "I\'m not a public speaker\", my fiend and I will, at that point, get up and leave."
  • "The main speaker is Marc Joffe, a local libertarian supporter of Antiwar. com."