|  orator /orˈə-tər/  nounA public speakerAn eloquent personA 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 nounOf an oratory(with cap) of an Oratory
 A priest of an oratory(with cap) a member of an Oratory
 oratorical /-torˈ/   adjective Characteristic of an oratorAddicted to oratoryRhetoricalRelating to or savouring of oratory
 oratorˈically  adverb orˈatory  noun The art of the oratorRhetoricRhetorical utterances or expressionA place for private prayerA lectern for praying atA 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 |