English Explanatory Dictionary

orator

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who orates or delivers an oration.
  2. A skilled and eloquent public speaker.
  3. Someone sent to speak for someone else; an envoy, a messenger.
  4. A petitioner, a supplicant.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒ.ɹə.tə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-orator.wav ôr'ə-tər /ˈɑɹ.ə.tɚ/ /ɵˈɾeʈə(ɾ)/

Word forms

orator orators oratour

Etymology

From Middle English oratour, from Anglo-Norman oratour, from Latin ōrātor.

Synonyms

speaker

Derived words

oratorize oratorlike oratorship oratory oratress public orator stump orator
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