orator

Pronunciation: /ˈɒ.ɹə.tə(ɹ)/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person who delivers a speech or oration

Etymology

From Middle English oratour, from Anglo-Norman oratour, from Latin ōrātor.

In classic literature

Synonyms

speechmaker, rhetorician, public speaker, speechifier

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
speaker
Narrower (hyponyms)
spellbinder, tub-thumper, elocutionist, haranguer, eulogist

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