speaker

CEFRA1

/ˈspikɚ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who talks or gives a speech.

  2. 02

    noun

    A device that produces sound from an electrical signal.

Examples

  • Being a good conversationalist does not just mean being a good speaker of English.

  • He was a guest speaker at the conference.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈspiːkə/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. One who speaks.

  2. The chair or presiding officer of certain legislative bodies, such as the U.K. House of Commons or the U.S. House of Representatives.

  3. One who makes a speech to an audience.

More examples

In context

  • Each speaker was allotted five minutes.

  • She lost her hearing after standing too close to the speaker at the festival.

  • There were three different speakers, but I couldn't make out their accents.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English speker, spekere, an alteration (with change of suffix) of Old English speca, spreca (“speaker”), from Proto-Germanic *sprekô (“speaker”), equivalent to speak + -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Spreeker (“speaker”), West Frisian sprekker (“speaker”), Dutch spreker (“speaker”), German Low German Spreker (“speaker”), German Sprecher (“speaker”).