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[ spohks-muhn ] / ˈspoʊks mən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR spokesman ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural spokes·men.a person who speaks for another or for a group. a public speaker. Origin of spokesman1510–20; spoke1 (irregular as noun) + 's1 + -man usage note for spokesmanSee -man. Words nearby spokesmanspoke, spoke-dog, spoken, spoken for, spokeshave, spokesman, spokesmodel, spokesperson, spokeswoman, spokewise, spolia opima Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spokesmanA spokesman for Lewisham council said last year that it would be forced to act if the family returned to Britain. Britain May Spy on Preschoolers Searching for Potential Jihadis|Nico Hines|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST “I think it is important to say it is too soon to judge success or failure,” said Col. Steven Warren, a Pentagon spokesman. Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War|Nancy A. Youssef|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST He has put flowers on the tomb of John Paul II,” said Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi, “I think that is enough. Pope-Shooter Ali Agca’s Very Weird Vatican Visit|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Tom Rust, a spokesman for the House Ethics Committee, declined to comment to The Daily Beast. The Felon Who Wouldn’t Leave Congress|Ben Jacobs, David Freedlander|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The spokesman also said that Ambassador King “did not view the movie and did not have any contact directly with Sony.” Exclusive: Sony Emails Say Studio Exec Picked Kim Jong-Un as the Villain of ‘The Interview’|William Boot|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST All bowed in affirmation, supporting the remarks of their spokesman. The White Scalper|Gustave Aimard Byron was well fitted by birth and temperament to be the spokesman of this fierce discontent. From Chaucer to Tennyson|Henry A. Beers A tall, naked man, carrying a huge parasol of ostrich-feathers, acted as spokesman for the villagers. The Giraffe Hunters|Mayne Reid At the council the next day, Jumper acting as spokesman for the Indians expressed these views. Four American Indians|Edson L. Whitney The elder officer, a grave young man of thirty, was spokesman. Rodman the Keeper|Constance Fenimore Woolson
British Dictionary definitions for spokesmanspokesmanspokesperson (ˈspəʊksˌpɜːsən) or feminine spokeswoman (ˈspəʊksˌwʊmən)
noun plural -men, -persons, -people or -womena person authorized to speak on behalf of another person, group of people, or organization Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to spokesmandeputy, spokesperson, mediator, agent, spokeswoman, delegate, representative, champion, prophet, mouthpiece, protagonist, mouth, talker, speaker, substitute, prolocutor |