orator

CEFRC1

/ˈɒ.ɹə.tə(ɹ)/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who gives skilled and formal public speeches.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A skilled and eloquent public speaker.

Examples

  • An orator is made, but a poet is born.

  • Listening to the orator's incoherent ramblings was excruciating.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Someone sent to speak for someone else; an envoy, a messenger.

  2. Someone who orates or delivers an oration.

  3. A petitioner, a supplicant.

More examples

In context

  • Tam[burlaine]. Then ſhall we fight couragiouſlye with them? Or looke you, I ſhould play the Orator? Tech[elles]. No: cowards and faint-hearted runawaies, Looke for orations when the foe is neere. Our ſwordes shall play the Orators for vs.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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