orator /orˈə-tər/ noun- A public speaker
- An eloquent person
- A spokesman (obsolete)
- A petitioner (obsolete)
ORIGIN: L ōrātor, -ōris, from ōrāre to pray oratorial /or-ə-tōˈri-əl or -töˈ/ adjective Of an orator, oratory, or an oratory oratoˈrian adjective - Of an oratory
- (with cap) of an Oratory
noun- A priest of an oratory
- (with cap) a member of an Oratory
oratorical /-torˈ/ adjective - Characteristic of an orator
- Addicted to oratory
- Rhetorical
- Relating to or savouring of oratory
oratorˈically adverb orˈatory noun - The art of the orator
- Rhetoric
- Rhetorical utterances or expression
- A place for private prayer
- A lectern for praying at
- A place of public speaking (obsolete)
- (with cap) one of various congregations in the Roman Catholic Church, esp the Fathers of the Oratory, established by St Philip Neri (1515–95)
- (with cap) a church of the Oratorians
orˈatress or oratrix /or-āˈtriks or orˈə-triks/ noun A female orator |