oratistn.
/ˈɒrətɪst/, U.S. /ˈɔrədəst/ rare.
A person given to or specializing in oration.
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the mind > language > speech > speech-making > [noun] > one who makes a speech or speeches
ditera1387
fair speakera1398
speakerc1400
pronouncer?a1425
orator?a1439
oratrice1565
oratress1587
rhetor1588
oratrix?1592
tongue-man1594
tonguesman1596
public speaker1646
holder-forth1661
tub-minister1662
spokesman1663
addresser1665
tub-drubbera1704
speech-maker1710
speecher1762
orationer1765
speechifiera1777
mob-orator1814
perorator1827
elocutionist1847
tub-orator1849
spokester1850
patterer1851
platformer1851
oratist1860
stem-winder1875
addressor1897
pep talker1925
1860 W. Whitman Leaves of Grass (new ed.) 189 They shall train themselves to go in public to become oratists.
1887 A. C. Swinburne in Fortn. Rev. 42 173 The orotund oratist of Manhattan [sc. Walt Whitman].
1996 Union Leader (Manchester, New Hampsh.) (Nexis) 24 June a6 Up-and-coming oratists like Roberta Woolfson, drama and speech coach at Milford Elementary School.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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