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kər noun
1.
a person who speaks.
2.
a person who speaks formally before an audience; lecturer; orator.
3.
( usually initial capital letter ) the presiding officer of the U.S. House of Representatives, the British House of Commons, or other such legislative assembly.
4.
Also called loudspeaker. an electroacoustic device, often housed in a cabinet, that is connected as a component in an audio system, its function being to make speech or music audible.
5.
a book of selections for practice in declamation.
6.
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speaker (ˈspiːkə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person who speaks, esp at a formal occasion |
| 2. | See loudspeaker |
| 'speakership | |
| —n | |
| Speaker (ˈspiːkə) | |
| —n | |
| the presiding officer in any of numerous legislative bodies, including the House of Commons in Britain and Canada and the House of Representatives in the US, Australia, and New Zealand | |
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Word Origin & History
speaker
c.1300, "one who speaks," agent noun from speak (q.v.). First applied to "person who presides over an assembly" c.1400, from Anglo-Fr. (1376). In ref to the Eng. Parliament, Sir Thomas de Hungerford apparently was the first.
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Computing Dictionary
speaker definition
1.
2. The person who is (assumed to be) talking.
(1996-12-01)
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Used to attribute a statement or opinion to its author, rather than the speaker.
Nevertheless, he was described as an excellent teacher and eloquent speaker.
According to the evening standard, major has become a prolific afterdinner speaker.
Active subwoofers are a speaker cabinet with a builtin amplifier.
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