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One who speaks.

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  1. n. One who speaks.
  2. n. One who utters or pronounces a discourse; usually, one who utters a speech in public; as, the man is a good speaker, or a bad speaker.
  3. n. One who is the mouthpiece of others; especially, one who presides over, or speaks for, a delibrative assembly, preserving order and regulating the debates; as, the Speaker of the House of Commons, originally, the mouthpiece of the House to address the king; the Speaker of a House of Representatives.
  4. n. A book of selections for declamation.
  5. n. someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
  6. n. electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance
  7. n. the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly
  8. 1. One who speaks. Specifically: (a) One who utters or pronounces a discourse; usually, one who utters a speech in public; as, the man is a good speaker, or a bad speaker. (b) One who is the mouthpiece of others; especially, one who presides over, or speaks for, a delibrative assembly, preserving order and regulating the debates; as, the Speaker of the House of Commons, originally, the mouthpiece of the House to address the king; the Speaker of a House of Representatives. 2. A book of selections for declamation. [U. S.]
  9. n:100 n. someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous) n. the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly