orator
[ awr-uh-ter, or- ]
noun
a person who delivers an oration; a public speaker, especially one of great eloquence: Demosthenes was one of the great orators of ancient Greece.
Law. a plaintiff in a case in a court of equity.
Origin of orator
1Other words from orator
- or·a·tor·like, adjective
- or·a·tor·ship, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for orator
orator
/ (ˈɒrətə) /
noun
a public speaker, esp one versed in rhetoric
a person given to lengthy or pompous speeches
obsolete the claimant in a cause of action in chancery
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