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spokesperson

noun
/ˈspəʊkspɜːɹsən/UK/ˈspoʊksˌpɝsən/US

Etymology

From spoke (“past participle of speak”) + -s- + person.

  1. derived from 𐌘𐌄𐌓𐌔𐌖 — “mask”
  2. derived from persōna — “mask used by actor; role, part, character”
  3. derived from parsone
  4. inherited from persoun
  5. formed as spokesperson — “spoke + -s- + person”

Definitions

  1. A person who acts as the voice of another person or a group of people.

    • News subsidies thus include making spokespersons available, producing press releases or staging pseudo-events designed to suit the media's production needs and attract the media's attention […]
    • Biden and his spokespeople have proudly touted his signature COVID relief bill as a major stimulus for policing in a national context already characterized by globally unparalleled police spending.
    • A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We were made aware of concern for a group of three hillwalkers who had not returned from the Aonach Eagach ridge in Glen Coe shortly after 9.05pm on Saturday 5 August.

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