rostrum

CEFRC1

/ˈɹɒstɹəm/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A raised platform where someone stands to speak to an audience.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A platform for a film or television camera.

Examples

  • They have a snout, or rostrum, that looks like a hedge-trimmer or a chainsaw.

  • He saw a crowd listening to a man who was talking from the rostrum of a kitchen-chair.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɹɔs-/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The projecting prow of a rowed warship, such as a trireme.

  2. A dais, pulpit, or similar platform for a speaker, conductor, or other performer.

  3. The beak.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Learned borrowing from Latin rōstrum (“beak, snout”), from rōd(ō) (“gnaw”) + -trum, from Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₃d- + *-trom. The pulpit sense is a back-formation from the name of the Roman Rōstra, the platforms in the Forum where politicians made speeches. The Rōstra were decorated with (and named for) the beaks (prows) of ships from naval victories.