26984 words

speakers

11 definitions • 17 examples
1
a person who gives a speech at a public event:

Examples:

guest speaker Please join with me in thanking our guest speaker tonight.
2
someone who speaks a particular language:

Examples:

non-English speakers
3
the part of a radio, television, or computer, or of a piece of electrical equipment for playing recorded sound, through which the sound is played. A speaker can be part of the radio, etc. or be separate from it:

Examples:

There's no sound coming out of the right-hand speaker.
4
using the function of a phone, computer, etc. that allows other people to hear the person you are talking to :

Examples:

He called his attorney and put the phone on speaker.
You're on speaker, so be careful what you say.
5
the person who controls the way in which business is done in an organization which makes laws:

Examples:

He served for eight years as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
[ as form of address ] Mr Speaker, my honourable friend has failed to consider the consequences of his proposal.
6
a piece of electrical equipment through which recorded or broadcast sound can be heard:

Examples:

We bought new speakers for our stereo system.
7
someone who speaks a particular language:

Examples:

8
a person who gives a speech at a public event:

Examples:

There will be three speakers at the graduation ceremony.
She’s not a good public speaker.
9
A speaker is also the person who controls the way in which business is done in an organization which makes laws, such as the US House of Representatives:

Examples:

the Speaker of the House
10
a person who speaks or is speaking:

Examples:

Will the speaker please identify herself?
11
The speaker in a work of literature is the person who is imagined to be saying the written words, or the character who speaks a monologue (= a long speech)

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