Orator
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɒ.ɹə.tə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Orator is a noun meaning Someone who orates or delivers an oration.
Meaning
Someone who orates or delivers an oration.
More Meanings
- A skilled and eloquent public speaker.
- (obsolete) Someone sent to speak for someone else; an envoy, a messenger.
- (obsolete) A petitioner, a supplicant.
Example Sentences
Tam[burlaine]. Then ſhall we fight couragiouſlye with them? Or looke you, I ſhould play the Orator? Tech[elles]. No: cowards and faint-hearted runawaies, Looke for orations when the foe is neere. Our ſwordes shall play the Orators for vs.
[…] when it becomes obvious that I have not the slightest skill as a speaker – unless, of course, by skilful speaker they mean one who speaks the truth. If that is what they mean, I would agree that I am an orator, though not after their pattern.
Word Forms
- orators
- oratour
Synonyms for orator
Depending on context, synonyms include speaker, rhetorician, speechmaker.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include speechmaker, rhetorician, speaker, presenter, preacher, lecturer.
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