Thesaurus: orator

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1. n. A public speaker; one who delivers an oration; especially, one distinguished for his skill and power as a public speaker; one who is eloquent.
2. n. In equity proceedings, one who prays for relief; a petitioner.
3. n. A plaintiff, or complainant, in a bill in chancery.
4. n. An officer who is the voice of the university upon all public occasions, who writes, reads, and records all letters of a public nature, presents, with an appropriate address, those persons on whom honorary degrees are to be conferred, and performs other like duties; -- called also public orator.
5. n. a person who delivers a speech or oration
6. 1. A public speaker; one who delivers an oration; especially, one distinguished for his skill and power as a public speaker; one who is eloquent. I am no orator, as Brutus is. Shak. Some orator renowned In Athens or free Rome. Milton. 2. (Law) (a) In equity proceedings, one who prays for relief; a petitioner. (b) A plaintiff, or complainant, in a bill in chancery. Burrill. 3. (Eng. Universities) An officer who is the voice of the university upon all public occasions, who writes, reads, and records all letters of a public nature, presents, with an appropriate address, those persons on whom honorary degrees are to be conferred, and performs other like duties; -- called also public orator.
7. An officer who is the voice of the university upon all publicoccasions, who writes, reads, and records all letters of a publicnature, presents, with an appropriate address, those persons on whomhonorary degrees are to be conferred, and performs other like duties;-- called also public orator.
8. n:100 n. a person who delivers a speech or oration