speaker
has definitions from the fields of physics,politics
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[ noun ] someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
Synonyms Examples "the speaker at commencement" "an utterer of useful maxims" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)State_Party_Chairman_James_W._Dorsey added that enthusiasm was picking_up for a state rally to be held Sept. 8 in Savannah at which newly elected Texas Sen._John_Tower will be the featured speaker . (The New York Times,...)The principal speaker will be Senator_Stuart_Symington , Democrat of Missouri . (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)Speakers at a Tipoff_Club dinner dealt lavish praise to a group of St._Louis_University players who , in the words of Coach_John_Benington , `` had more confidence in themselves than I did '' . (The Christian Science Monitor,...)Directionality is greatly exaggerated most_of the time ; but when the sounds of the two speakers are allowed to mix , there is excellent depth and dimension to the music . (John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)The first speaker was Amos_C._Barstow who had been unanimously chosen president of the meeting . Related terms articulator communicator witness narrator lecturer orator inquirer conversationalist talking_head caller alliterator lisper drawler stammerer ranter growler mutterer whisperer voicer driveller dictator mentioner reciter vociferator native_speaker wailer stentor motormouth prattler ejaculator chatterer venter talk speak |
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[ noun ] (physics) electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance
Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)You will need a stereo music system , with speakers preferably placed at_least seven or eight feet apart , and one or more of the new London `` Phase 4 '' records . (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)`` I want you to have the speakers taken_out '' . Related terms electro-acoustic_transducer squawk_box bullhorn tannoy tweeter woofer PA |
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[ noun ] (politics) the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly
Examples "the leader of the majority party is the Speaker of the House of Representatives" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)Under Formby 's plan , an appointee would be selected by a board composed of the governor , lieutenant_governor , speaker of the House , attorney_general and chief_justice of the Texas_Supreme_Court . Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 19415
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