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orator

noun
/ˈɒ.ɹə.tə(ɹ)/UK/ˈɑɹ.ə.tɚ/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from ōrātor
  2. derived from oratour
  3. inherited from oratour

Definitions

  1. Someone who orates or delivers an oration.

  2. A skilled and eloquent public speaker.

    • 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.

  3. Someone sent to speak for someone else

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

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A petitioner, a supplicant.

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Derived

oratorize, oratorlike, oratorship, oratory, oratress, public orator, stump orator

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA