A speaker at a meeting, conference, or other gathering is a person who is making a speech or giving a talk.
Among the speakers at the gathering was the Treasury Secretary.
Bruce Wyatt will be the guest speaker at next month's meeting.
He was not a good speaker.
Synonyms: orator, public speaker, lecturer, or woman or person">spokesman or woman or person More Synonyms of speaker
2. countable noun [noun NOUN]
A speakerof a particular language is a person who speaks it, especially one who speaks it as their first language.
Most viewers are not native English speakers.
She teaches English to speakers of other languages. [+ of]
3. See also native speaker
4. proper noun & countable noun
In the parliament or legislature of many countries, the Speaker is the person who is in charge of meetings.
For twenty minutes, the Speaker tried to keep order.
...the Speaker of the Polish Parliament.
Mr. Speaker, our message to the president is simple.
5. countable noun
A speaker is a person who is speaking.
From a simple gesture or the speaker's tone of voice, the Japanese listener gleansthe whole meaning.
6. countable noun
A speaker is a piece of electrical equipment, for example part of a radio or set of equipment for playing CDs or tapes, through which sound comes out.
For a good stereo effect, the speakers should not be too wide apart.
speaker in British English
(ˈspiːkə)
noun
1.
a person who speaks, esp at a formal occasion
2. loudspeaker
Derived forms
speakership (ˈspeakership)
noun
Speaker in British English
(ˈspiːkə)
noun
the presiding officer in any of numerous legislative bodies, including the House of Commons in Britain and Canada and the House of Representatives in the US, Australia, and New Zealand
speaker in American English
(ˈspikər)
noun
1.
a person who speaks
; esp.,
a.
a person who makes a speech or speeches in public
b.
the officer presiding over any of various lawmaking bodies
c. US; [S-]
the presiding officer of the U.S. House of Representatives
: in full Speaker of the House
2. US
a book of selections for use as exercises in declamation
3.
a.
a device consisting of a magnet and a diaphragm of paper, plastic, etc., for converting electrical signals to sound waves that are radiated into the air
b.
a boxlike enclosure holding one or more such devices
Derived forms
speakership (ˈspeakerˌship)
noun
COBUILD Collocations
speaker
guest speaker
portable speaker
wireless speaker
Examples of 'speaker' in a sentence
speaker
From the point of view of a conference speaker it makes perfect sense.
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She wanted to be a motivational speaker.
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He became a regular speaker at these meetings for nearly a decade.
Hebblethwaite, Peter Paul VI - The First Modern Pope (1993)
We have a generation with no decent public speakers.
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He is the final scheduled guest speaker.
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He is a motivational speaker for businessmen.
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This is something that the public speaker will be familiar with.
Torrington, Derek Personnel Management: A New Approach (1991)
He has since trained as a yoga instructor and business motivational speaker.
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There are many amusing yet useful tips for the public speaker.
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Speakers of any language often have problems pronouncing consonants or vowels which do not exist in their mother tongue.
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It was widely praised for its factual accuracy and led to numerous interviews and appearances as a guest speaker.
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The evidence is the way that native speakers of English use the language.
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It's not only the language but its speakers who are different from the past.
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How native speakers use the language is the only evidence we have for what Englishis.
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When he goes to the podium to introduce his fellow speakers, he walks with a nervous shuffle.
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It comes as a nasty surprise to many native English speakers that foreigners often have a better command of grammar.
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They know this is going to take time, so in the meantime the university has introduced high-profile speakers to offer different perspectives.
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She says the rises are used to connect phrases, and to connect the speaker to the listener, as a means of "getting the other person involved.
Goshgarian, Gary Exploring language (6th edn) (1995)
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In other languages
speaker
British English: speaker /ˈspiːkə/ NOUN
A speaker at a meeting, conference, or other gathering is a person who is making a speech or giving a talk.
Ask questions after the speaker has stopped talking.
American English: speaker
Arabic: مُكَبِرُ الصَّوْت
Brazilian Portuguese: orador
Chinese: 扬声器
Croatian: govornik
Czech: řečník
Danish: taler
Dutch: spreker
European Spanish: orador
Finnish: puhuja
French: orateur
German: Sprecher
Greek: ομιλητής
Italian: altoparlante
Japanese: 話す人
Korean: 연사
Norwegian: taler
Polish: mówca
European Portuguese: orador
Romanian: orator
Russian: говорящий
Latin American Spanish: orador
Swedish: talare
Thai: ผู้พูด
Turkish: konuşmacı
Ukrainian: промовець
Vietnamese: diễn giả
All related terms of 'speaker'
guest speaker
A speaker at a meeting , conference , or other gathering is a person who is making a speech or giving a talk .
smart speaker
A smart speaker is a wireless electronic device that can respond to spoken commands, for example by giving information or playing music.
English speaker
a person who speaks English as a first, or second mother tongue
German speaker
a person who speaks German
keynote speaker
someone who gives the main address at a formal gathering such as a conference
native speaker
A native speaker of a language is someone who speaks that language as their first language rather than having learned it as a foreign language.
portable speaker
A speaker is a piece of electrical equipment , for example part of a radio or set of equipment for playing CDs or tapes , through which sound comes out.
wireless speaker
A speaker is a piece of electrical equipment , for example part of a radio or set of equipment for playing CDs or tapes , through which sound comes out.
after-dinner speaker
person paid to make an entertaining speech at a formal dinner
loudspeaker
A loudspeaker is a piece of equipment , for example part of a radio or hi-fi system, through which sound comes out.
public speaking
the art or practice of making speeches to large audiences